Bernardo Silva’s next club: Juventus handed transfer boost as exiting Man City legend issues fresh update

Juventus-linked Bernardo Silva has confirmed that helium volition not beryllium joining boyhood nine Benfica this summertime erstwhile helium leaves Manchester City.

The 31-year-old announced past month that his illustrious nine-year vocation astatine the Etihad Stadium volition travel to an extremity erstwhile upon the expiration of his declaration successful June.

Bernardo has earned legendary presumption astatine Man City, establishing himself arsenic 1 of Pep Guardiola’s astir trusted figures and playing an integral relation during a hugely palmy epoch successful the club’s history.

The Portuguese midfielder, signed by City from Monaco for £43m successful July 2017, has played 457 times for the Citizens crossed each competitions, including 50 outings arsenic nine skipper this season.

Bernardo is simply a six-time Premier League winner, a Champions League victor during the club’s historical 2022-23 treble-winning season, and lifted his astir caller trophy successful March aft City won the EFL Cup last against Arsenal.

He is hoping to triumph a 20th trophy arsenic a Man City subordinate connected Saturday erstwhile helium leads his squad retired against Chelsea successful the FA Cup last astatine Wembley Stadium.

Juventus-linked Bernardo Silva volition not instrumentality to Benfica this summer

Boasting a singular CV, Bernardo has understandably attracting involvement from a fig of clubs crossed the globe since confirming his end-of-season exit from Man City.

Bernardo has antecedently admitted that helium would similar to complete "a vocation and beingness goal" by returning to Benfica, wherever helium began his career, earlier helium decides to retire.

However, the Lisbon-born playmaker has ruled retired a instrumentality to the Portuguese giants this summer, telling Canal 11: “I’m not going to Benfica.

“There’s 1 wide intention: I privation to instrumentality [one day]. I don’t cognize if the nine volition privation maine erstwhile I privation to return. I privation to return.”

This quality comes arsenic a large boost for Serie A nine Juventus, who person been linked with Bernardo for respective months and are believed to clasp a ‘serious’ interest successful Man City’s No.20.

Reports successful Italy precocious claimed that Juventus manager Damien Comolli has continued negotiations with Bernardo’s cause Jorge Mendes, with the Italian giants prioritising the summation of a caller midfielder this summer.

Bernardo Silva to take adjacent nine earlier 2026 World Cup

Bernardo himself is unsure precisely wherever helium volition beryllium playing his shot adjacent season, but helium has revealed that helium volition take his adjacent nine earlier representing Portugal astatine the 2026 World Cup.

“I privation to resoluteness it betwixt the extremity of the play and the commencement of grooming with the National Team truthful I tin person a wide head, due to the fact that the World Cup is excessively important a contention for maine to person my caput connected different things,” helium told Canal 11.

Before Portugal kick-start their World Cup group-stage run against DR Congo connected June 17, they volition look Chile and Nigeria successful pre-tournament friendlies connected June 6 and June 10 respectively.

Juventus volition seemingly fortify their chances of winning the contention for Bernardo’s signature if they unafraid Champions League football, with Luciano Spalletti’s squad presently sitting third successful Serie A and 1 constituent supra Roma successful 5th spot with 2 games remaining.

Other clubs who person been credited with an involvement successful Bernardo including Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Galatasaray and Chicago Fire.