Bernardo Silva next club: European heavyweight 'step up' interest in departing Manchester City star although 'key issue' remains

Juventus are reportedly intensifying contacts with super-agent Jorge Mendes to unafraid a woody for Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva.  

While Luciano Spalletti remains focused connected securing a Champions League spot for the Old Lady successful the last 2 Serie A gameweeks, the recruitment squad are already moving extensively down the scenes.  

Spalletti, who is acceptable to enactment successful Turin until 2028, has reportedly requested world-class additions to elevate his midfield portion and guarantee the broadside tin vie efficaciously connected some home and European fronts adjacent term.  

The manager's petition has reportedly prompted the Turin giants to crook their attraction to the departing Manchester City star.  

Juve 'step up' pursuit of Man City's Silva

Corriere dello Sport reports that Spalletti has fixed his contiguous support for the determination and is anxious to integrate the Portuguese planetary into his squad arsenic soon arsenic possible.  

The 31-year-old is reportedly attracted by the imaginable of investigating himself successful Serie A, though a insignificant fiscal disparity remains betwixt the 2 parties.  

The Old Lady are believed to person offered a two-year declaration worthy €6m (£5.2m) positive bonuses, portion the player's campy is holding retired for an €8m (£7m) wage crossed a three-year deal.  

According to Capology, Silva presently earns a nett wage of £8.5m successful fixed wages and £2.1m successful bonuses astatine City, and volition beryllium taking a wage chopped to determination to Turin.  

What could Juventus beryllium getting by signing Silva?

Silva's competence crossed respective positions and roles was a standout prime during his nine-year stay successful England. 

Capable of operating successful the build-up phases of play oregon successful precocious areas, Pep Guardiola's utilisation of the Portugal planetary was important successful providing solutions for the Spaniard's crippled plans. 

While a imaginable determination to Italy would correspond a caller adventure, the midfielder's acquisition astatine the highest level — helium has played 458 games for the Manchester outfit, winning each rubric imaginable — volition payment the Turin outfit. 

With other clubs interested, Silva's tendency to take his adjacent destination earlier joining the nationalist squad for the 2026 World Cup means a determination could beryllium imminent implicit the adjacent fortnight oregon so.