BARCELONA are the clear frontrunners to land Manchester City star Bernardo Silva.
Sky Bet price the Catalan giants at 7/4 to snap up his signature in this transfer window.
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The Portuguese wizard still has three years left on his current contract.
He also played a major part in City's Premier League title win last year – scoring eight times in 35 appearances.
But reports over the weekend suggested Barcelona were growing increasingly confident of signing the 27-year-old.
Bernardo looked to be on his way out of the Etihad last summer due to personal reasons, with the Covid pandemic keeping him away from family.
Pep Guardiola was recently quizzed on Silva's future and admitted he was 'counting on him' for next season.
Bernardo Silva next club
Sky Bet odds
- Barcelona 7/4
- PSG 20/1
- Juventus 22/1
- Arsenal 25/1
- Tottenham 25/1
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But Sky Bet have Barca as short as 7/4 to snap up Bernardo ahead of the new campaign.
It would likely cost a huge fee given his status and current contract in the North West.
Though Barcelona could be set to cash in on Frenkie De Jong and will raise funds to be able to put an offer to City, with Xavi seeing Bernardo as the Dutchman's replacement.
They sit clear favourites to sign Silva as PSG are next in the betting at a huge 20/1, having already splashed out on a huge new deal for Kylian Mbappe.
Juventus are also in the betting, with Paul Pogba's arrival anticipated at the Seria A side.
Bitter rivals Arsenal and Tottenham are the only others quoted with a price – both 25/1 – but a drop to either club seems unlikely.
Speaking on Silva's future recently, Guardiola said: “I think Bernardo Silva will stay with us, that’s my feeling as of today.
“We don’t know what will happen in the transfer window and we have always said that we want players that want to be in our club.
“But we really appreciate Bernardo and count on him for next season.”
City will travel to the Nou Camp in August for a charity game and Pep said he would bring a full team of stars for the clash to raise funds for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) awareness.
Barca chief Joan Laporta teased him as to whether Silva would also be there, to which Guardiola replied: "Bernardo Silva and ten more!"
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