Bernardo Silva has been provided an enormous contract to observe within the footsteps of Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kante and others by becoming a member of the Saudi Professional League, 90min understands.
The 28-year-old has signalled his intention to depart Manchester Metropolis this summer time looking for a brand new problem, having gained each competitors obtainable to him after final season’s treble.
Silva is beneath contract on the Etihad Stadium till 2025 and stays a vastly influential determine for Pep Guardiola – his significance was highlighted by a brace of targets for Metropolis towards Actual Madrid of their Champions League semi-final second leg encounter.
90min understands that Metropolis are keen to facilitate an exit this summer time offering they obtain a proposal of round £75m for Silva, which would not be an issue for the cash-rich Saudi Professional League.
And sources have instructed 90min that Silva has obtained a contract supply from the Center East value round £80m-a-year – an astonishing determine that would earn him the equal of £220,000-a-day.
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However regardless of the riches on supply to Silva and lots of others, 90min additional understands that his present desire is to remain and compete in Europe.
Barcelona is his ideally suited vacation spot and the participant’s camp have held talks with La Blaugrana a few potential switch. But it surely’s unlikely the membership will be capable of increase the funds wanted to pry him away from Metropolis, leaving Paris Saint-Germain main the chase for Silva.
The Ligue 1 giants are keen to satisfy Metropolis’s price ticket and have the monetary firepower to supply him a wage enhance on what he is incomes in Manchester.
Silva has held productive talks with sporting advisor Luis Campos however will solely decide on his future as soon as he is aware of who’s succeeding Christophe Galtier because the membership’s head coach – Luis Enrique is the candidate PSG hope to now appoint after talks with Julian Nagelsmann fell by means of.
The Portuguese worldwide has prior expertise of enjoying in Ligue 1 following a three-year stint with Monaco. He was a part of the younger aspect that toppled PSG and gained the French title in 2017, incomes him a £43.5m transfer to Metropolis.
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