Manchester City to hold talks and set £80 million asking price for midfielder Bernardo Silva - Paper Round

City ready to let Silva go The Daily Mail reports that Manchester City will hold talks with Portuguese midfielder Bernardo Silva about his future. The 28-year-old playmaker is keen to move to Spain, and City will let him leave if a club meets their asking price.

They want £80 million for the player, who has been hoping to quit the club for the last two transfer windows despite his happiness with the club itself. Ad TransfersAtletico preparing January move for Pique — Paper RoundYESTERDAY AT 05:26 Paper Round’s view: City clearly pay their players inordinately massive sums of money, and appear to be getting better with every transfer window, so it is not exactly uncomfortable for Silva in many ways at City.

However, if he is not happy in the country then it would be unfair to make him stay, but his preferred club Barcelona need to sort out their finances to make it happen. Read the full story Ronaldo close to Al-Hilal deal Cristiano Ronaldo was close to joining Saudi Arabian side Al-Hilal in the summer, reports the Sun.

The 37-year-old striker was keen to leave Manchester United after they failed to make the Champions League for this season, and the Saudi club would have paid him £2m a week for two years, as well as paying Manchester United £25m, but they were prevented by a transfer ban. Paper Round’s view: Ronaldo has cut a frustrated figure in the last few months and he plainly did not want to start the season with the club.

If he continues to be troubled by his time with United then perhaps after the World Cup in Qatar, Al-Hilal will be able to push through a deal, which would also allow United to fund a move for a more motivated and younger forward. Read the full story Messi return to Barcelona ‘possible’ Eduard