Barcelona eye Silva once Dembele leaves

Barcelona have made Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva their top priority for after Ousmane Dembele’s move to Paris Saint-Germain is confirmed.

That’s according to Mundo Deportivo, that believes Blaugrana boss Xavi Hernandez is desperate to land City’s 28-year-old midfielder, and wants the club to make him their top priority. Silva is also keen on moving to Barcelona, and he is hoping that City boss Pep Guardiola sticks to his promise to allow Silva to leave, should the club receive the right offer.

It’s now up to the Catalan club to assemble a deal to persuade City to part with the Portuguese star.

City have so far been reluctant to let Silva leave following the departures of Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez, but Barca might now be able to match City’s proposed asking price of €87 million thanks to the imminent transfer of Dembele.