Bernardo Silva's first words after Man City contract extension as two late signings eyed

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Bernardo contract

Bernardo Silva has committed his future to Manchester City by extending his contract by a further year.

Bernardo's previous contract a the Etihad ran until 2025 but City have announced that he has put pen-to-paper on a new one-year contract extension which will keep him with the club until 2026.

The news will come as a huge relief to Pep Guardiola who recently said it was his 'dream' to keep hold of Bernardo amid another summer of speculation surrounding his future. The Portuguese playmaker was initially open to a new challenge and was keen on a return to mainland Europe to be closer to home, as he has been for the previous two summers,

Read what Bernardo had to say here.

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Eze and Nunes interest

Manchester City are considering late moves for Eberechi Eze and Matheus Nunes to bulk up their midfield options before the transfer window closes.

Crystal Palace are understood to value their star playmaker Eze at £70million and have already had success at fending off interest in their exciting players from big clubs this summer after Michael Olise signed a new deal amid interest from City and Chelsea. Nunes had an impressive debut campaign in the Premier League at Wolves which soon attracted links to Liverpool and now sees him on the Blues' radar.

It's been an uncharacteristically chaotic final few weeks of the transfer window for City who have been left scrambling for options as they cope to deal with a growing injury crisis. Pep Guardiola named an inexperienced bench for Saturday's win over Newcastle United and after the game admitted the club had some 'big decisions' to