At Barcelona they think it's very hard to sign Bernardo Silva
Barça are not going to stand still after Messi's 'no' and their planning continues. The club are convinced that sooner or later there will be departures to allow for top level signings and Xavi wants an attacking midfielder. Bernardo Silva is back in the limelight because this Saturday he could announce his decision to leave City, but at Barça, at the moment, they see his signing as very complicated.
Bernardo Silva was one of the Blaugrana's priority targets last season. Barça had the player's OK, but the economic situation made his signing unfeasible. The club prioritised other signings and only considered signing him in the event of Frenkie de Jong's departure, which did not happen because the player refused to leave Barcelona.
At the moment, Barça are in a similar deadlock. They need sales to be able to register players and the exit operation is blocked because the transferable players do not want to leave or do not have the right offers to do so. The timing could unstick Barça as it did with Messi.
Bernardo Silva wants to leave City and hopes to get an important offer outside the Premier League. His dream is to play in the Spanish league, but his destination will almost certainly be PSG. The Parisian club has entered the bidding and Barça will not be able to compete with their economic offer. Neither the transfer nor the player's salary.
Bernardo Silva is very much liked and nobody doubts that he would be a very important player for the next sporting project, but the reality is what it is and unless there is some surprise in terms of sale in the coming weeks, his signing at the club looks very, very complicated.
