Pep Guardiola says that Bernardo Silva will stay at Man City this summer

Pep Guardiola said that Bernardo Silva will stay at Manchester City this summer.

The Portugal international has been chased by Barcelona for the majority of the transfer window, while reports this week also suggested that Paris Saint-Germain have made a bid. Guardiola refused to rule out that the player could leave when asked about him at Camp Nou.

However, the City coach started his pre-match press conference before the Crystal Palace game by saying that Bernardo will not be leaving. While there are days left where clubs could bid for the player, the manager made it clear that it would not be an option for City to lose the star.

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"He will stay here. Absolutely," he said. "We don't have any phone call from any club regarding Bernardo Silva, so that's why he stays."

If Bernardo does indeed stay at the club, that likely wraps up a summer transfer window for the Blues that has seen five first-team players leave and five more signed to replace them. City had insisted that they would need to sign a replacement for Bernardo should a club meet their asking price, but if they are not selling him there will be no need to go into the market for another solution.

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