Today, press reports revealed the reason behind Barcelona’s official withdrawal from the process of signing Bernardo Silva, the first-team player for Manchester City, during the current summer transfer period.
Bernardo was among Barca’s calculations to strongly support the ranks of the first football team at the Catalan club during the current summer transfer period, but it seems that the situation has changed within the team’s ranks and it has become difficult for the player to join Barca.
According to the Spanish newspaper Sport, Barcelona has been pursuing Bernardo Silva, the first-team player for Manchester City, for two seasons, but the European Cup provided an opportunity to open eyes and remedy the situation, as there is another player who is more decisive than the Portuguese player for Barcelona coach Hans Flick, which is Athletic Bilbao star Nico Williams.
The newspaper added that Flick asked Laporta to ignore the contract with Bernardo and close the deal for the Athletic Bilbao star, but in the end Laporta failed to sign the player due to the player’s concern about Barcelona’s inability to register him due to the difficult financial situation of the Catalan team.
The newspaper concluded: The summer transfer window in Barcelona ended without achieving the demands of the German coach, who will suffer greatly as the matches progress, given the squad he currently has.