Piqué’s departure opens the door for the Blaugrana club to face the signing of the Portuguese
The midfielder wants to come, but there are doubts that City will open the door for him in the middle of the season
Another red-hot market is coming at Barça almost unexpectedly. The departure of Gerard Piqué in the form of withdrawal leaves a wide salary margin for the Blaugrana club to undertake the signing of a top-level star
The clear objectives are to bring in a midfielder, possibly a central defender and a right-handed winger, but the sports area is now considering trying to sign Bernardo Silva. The midfielder is willing to come now and there is economic muscle to close the operation, although City would have to be convinced to part with a key player in their scheme in the middle of the season.
Bernardo Silva’s name has been on the table since last summer when his agent, Jorge Mendes, made it clear that he was willing to wear a Blaugrana shirt. The footballer even asked to leave Manchester City, but everything was stopped due to the strong investment made in other positions and the frustrated sale of Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United. Despite everything, Xavi considers him to be an absolutely differential footballer who could be very important in the project for the future.
Barça was clear about going for Bernardo Silva or Messi at the end of the season. The Argentine is free and the board dreamed of his return, but PSG wants to renew him at all costs and it is clear that it will not be possible to enter into an economic war with the Parisian club. As for Bernardo Silva, from the Blaugrana club, they believe that the economic operation is viable at the transfer level and, above all, on the record since the Portuguese perceives it in the Premier is acceptable
Saving Gerard Piqué’s salary opens the door to the arrival of a crack in January and in the coming weeks everything will be activated. The sports area and Xavi Hernández will meet shortly to analyze all the options after the captain’s departure and priorities will be set, but they are very clear that if there is the possibility of bringing the Portuguese now, they will not miss it.