Bernardo Silva has been linked with a potential move to Barcelona for months now. Despite still having three years to run on his contract, he has continually been talked up for a possible move to Camp Nou. But if you ask Pep Guardiola, he doesn’t want to live without the Portuguese midfielder.The whole story will get an intriguing note when the two clubs meet in a friendly next week. The match has been set up to raise funds for former Barca goalkeeper and Pep’s former assistant Juan Carlos Unzue, who’s been diagnosed with ALS. But the occasion will be used by the media in Catalonia to poke Guardiola for information about Bernardo Silva.🗣 “He is our player, he knows our wishes as a club. What is going to happen? I don’t know.”Pep Guardiola on the future of Bernardo Silva at Manchester City pic.twitter.com/uM7ERYIt5c— Football Daily (@footballdaily) August 19, 2022 Ahead of the clash, Guardiola appeared on Spanish radio station Catalunya Radio and could not resist a joke at his old club’s expense regarding the former Benfica star.”You, Barcelona fans, will see him play on Wednesday, won’t you? But what is certain is that he will play for us, Manchester City.”And on Friday, facing the media ahead of the Cityzens’ match against Newcastle United, Guardiola said that he wants Silva to stay, but that alone isn’t enough to guarantee anything.”He’s our player. He knows our wishes, me as a manager and even his mates. What is going to happen? I don’t know.”##NAJAVA_MECA_6580525##Speaking earlier this month about Silva, the City boss got emotional over the 28-year-old’s future when trying to explain how important the Portugues is to his plans.”Absolutely, 110 per cent I want Bernardo to stay. I love him. I go weak when I talk about him and he knows how much we want him.”Howe rejects any possibility of letting Bruno Guimaraes move to Real MadridCity have so far brought in four new players in this transfer window: Erling Haaland, Kalvin Phillips, Stefan Ortega and Sergio Gomez. Meanwhile, Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus have left – but Bernardo is still wearing sky blue.ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCHDAY 3Saturday14.30: (1.42) Tottenham (4.70) Wolverhampton (9.00)17.00: (2.60) Crystal Palace (3.20) Aston Villa (3.00)17.00: (2.00) Everton (3.50) Nott.Forest (4.10)17.00: (2.45) Fulham (3.25) Brentford (2.95)17.00: (1.90) Leicester (3.70) Southampton (4.30)19.30: (8.50) Bournemouth (4.50) Arsenal (1.45)Sunday 16.00: (6.25) Leeds (4.00) Chelsea (1.55)16.00: (2.35) West Ham (3.30) Brighton (3.35)18.30: (8.50) Newcastle (4.50) Man.City (1.40)Monday 22.00: (5.70) Man.Utd. (4.20) Liverpool (1.63)***odds are subject to change
