Manchester City's demands for Bernardo Silva will reportedly cause issues for Barcelona in their pursuit of the midfielder. According to Mundo Deportivo, Barca manager Xavi remains a big fan of Bernardo and has not 'forgotten' about him.
However, the demands that City are making in terms of transfer fee are believed to be ruling the Catalan giants out of any deal.
Barcelona are currently experiencing financial issues and thus need to be careful about the expenditure they make in terms of transfer deals.
It is claimed that City see Bernardo as 'indispensable' which can be backed up by Pep Guardiola's recent glowing praise of the Portuguese star. ALSO READ: Guardiola has simple advice for De Bruyne The report adds that the deal at Barcelona's end is 'practically impossible' as they cannot reach City's demands.
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