Bernando Silva offered huge new Man City contract as Barcelona and PSG wait
dailystar.co.ukManchester City - to persuade the Portuguese ace to commit to the club long-term.Silva, 28 earlier this month, still has three years left on his current £150,000-a-week contract with the English champions.
However, City boss Pep Guardiola sees him as a vital cog within his squad and has told the club to reward that importance with a bumper, double-his-money extension.Throughout this summer there has been constant speculation surrounding Silva’s future - with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain chasing his services.READ MORE: Mystery lover of Man City star Ruben Dias is tantalising cabaret dancerCity slapped an £80million price on their Portuguese midfielder to kill that interest from two of Europe’s top clubs.
And it appears to have done the trick - for now.Barcelona, with their huge financial crisis still rumbling, have finally accepted that long-time target Silva is out of their reach.
And it seems PSG, despite having that sort of cash to blow, are not prepared to meet City’s asking price this time, either.But while Guardiola will be relieved to hold onto one of his leading figures in the dressing room, he is fed up having this situation arise every time a transfer window opensThis time last year Silva also appeared on his way out of the club, with AC Milan and Atletico Madrid in pursuit as his position in the City starting line-up looked in doubt.
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