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Bernardo Silva transfer clause emerges after Pep Guardiola broke golden rule at Man City

Bernardo Silva signed a new contract at Manchester City last month but it has now emerged than a transfer clause exists in that deal to leave the door open to Barcelona

Bernardo Silva’s contract extension at Manchester City contains a clause to allow Barcelona to sign the playmaker.

The Portugal international has been on Barca’s wanted list for well over a year with boss Xavi Hernandez confirming they wanted a deal last summer, which did not come to fruition. Silva had also been a transfer target for Paris Saint-Germain, but his contract extension at City extinguished such hopes.

Silva played a key role in City’s treble-winning campaign last term after Pep Guardiola broke his own stance on allowing players to leave the club. The City boss has not stood in the way of allowing players to leave the Etihad should they wish in the past.

Indeed, when Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko were allowed to join Arsenal in the summer of 2022 as Raheem Sterling joined Chelsea, Guardiola said: “When you don’t want to stay and want to leave, you cannot stay.” This was also the same approach adopted when Leroy Sane previously departed for Bayern Munich.

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