Paulo Silva, the father of Manchester City midfielder Bernardo, has revealed that his son held talks with Barcelona over a potential move this summer.
The Portugal international was one of the Spanish giants’ main targets of the window with boss Xavi keen to land the talent.
However, the right offer failed to arrive at “the right time” and a transfer never materialised. The Catalan club are in masses of debt and had to sell off assets in order to manoeuvre within La Liga finance rules.
They had to jump through several hurdles in order to register new arrivals Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde amid their cash problems. READ MORE: Erling Haaland comment shows why he has wowed Pep Guardiola at Man City Paulo Silva hinted that this was one reason why Bernardo was unsure about a move although conceded that “a lot of talks” had been held amid their interest.