Arsenal transfer news: Major Bernardo Silva update emerges after shock 'sounding out'

Manchester City fable Bernardo Silva seemingly has 'no plans' to enactment successful the Premier League amid reports of involvement from Arsenal.

The Portugal planetary volition yet bring the curtain down connected 9 sensational years astatine Man City erstwhile his declaration expires astatine the extremity of the 2025-26 season.

Silva whitethorn beryllium successful the 2nd fractional of his career, but the 31-year-old remains an integral portion of Pep Guardiola's setup, producing 3 goals and 5 assists successful 47 games this season.

Silva has sported the captain's armband for Man City this play pursuing the departures of Kevin De Bruyne and Kyle Walker, and helium could precise good assistance 3 trophies arsenic Sky Blues skipper successful the coming weeks.

Guardiola's broadside person already beaten Arsenal successful the EFL Cup final, are 3 points down the Gunners successful the Premier League table with a crippled successful manus and volition look Chelsea successful adjacent month's FA Cup final.

Arsenal-linked Bernardo Silva has 'no plans' to enactment successful Premier League

Despite the needle betwixt Arsenal and Man City, it was precocious claimed that the Gunners had been 'sounded out' implicit a daze move for Silva arsenic a escaped cause this summer.

The Portuguese playmaker concisely worked nether Arteta erstwhile the Spaniard was Guardiola's right-hand man, but according to Football Insider, the chances of an Etihad-Emirates power are miniscule.

The study claims that Silva has 'no plans' to proceed his vocation successful England and is scoping retired a caller situation determination other successful Europe, astir apt successful La Liga oregon Serie A.

The erstwhile Monaco antheral has supposedly been offered to Real Madrid, portion Barcelona and Juventus are besides expected to vie for his signature erstwhile helium becomes unattached.

A Champions League victor and six-time Premier League champion, Silva has registered 76 goals and 77 assists successful 454 games for Man City successful each tournaments and has claimed a whopping 19 titles.

No Man City subordinate has won much large honours with the Citizens than Silva, whose 19 squad accolades is level with De Bruyne and existent teammates Phil Foden and John Stones.

Why Arsenal bash not request to motion Bernardo Silva

Silva whitethorn inactive person a fewer years near successful him astatine the apical level, but Arsenal should beryllium aiming to trim the mean property of their midfield ranks, not summation it.

Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze, Martin Zubimendi, Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino and Christian Norgaard are either each in, past oregon approaching their prime, leaving Ethan Nwaneri arsenic the lone juvenile Gunners midfielder.

Even then, the Marseille loanee is incredibly attack-minded, and Andrea Berta's main absorption should truthful beryllium connected targeting up-and-coming fig sixes oregon fig eights who could shadiness the likes of Zubimendi and Rice.

Lille's Ayyoub Bouaddi and Paris Saint-Germain's Senny Mayulu acceptable the measure successful that regard, but Arsenal mislaid retired connected the signature of Rodrigo Mendoza to Atletico Madrid.