Is Manchester City’s next big name departure beginning to reveal itself? | OneFootball

Manchester City are entering the end of an era this summer. Kevin De Bruyne’s imminent departure from the club does represent the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one at the Etihad. It is expected that De Bruyne won’t be the only one of Manchester City’s all-conquering heroes to depart the club this summer. All eyes are now on who could be the next player to leave City in the coming months. Now a clue may have emerged as to who the next player could be. That is Bernardo Silva.

A new report from Portuguese publication A Bola indicates that Benfica and Manchester City have held initial talks over a potential summer transfer for Bernardo Silva. Furthermore, A Bola reports that Bernardo Silva has held talks with Benfica over a potential return to the club. Lastly, the A Bola report indicates that negotiations between the two clubs are set to continue. But there is hope that Bernardo could return to Benfica this summer form Benfica’s point of view.

Almost every summer we see Bernardo Silva linked with a move away from Manchester City. But usually, come the end of each summer, he remains an important part of Pep Guardiola’s squad. It’s been a common occurrence over recent summer transfer windows and it looks set to continue this summer. But this time could be different.

Bernardo Silva may be set to depart Manchester City to return home.

It’s well established that Manchester City are going to continue their rebuild this summer. To cater for summer arrivals players will have to depart the club. That’s the cold reality of the situation. Perhaps this time Bernardo Silva could actually leave City. Based on A Bola’s report it seems that Benfica are eager to bring him home. It may now come down to whether or not Benfica can match City’s asking price and if Bernardo wants to return home. If he does it is unlikely that Manchester City will stand in his way. He’s done all he can for the club and has been one of their most important players as the club has conquered England and Europe during his spell as a City player.

We know that Kevin De Bruyne is set to leave Manchester City at the end of the season. Now it seems that Bernardo Silva is a chance of joining him. Perhaps this summer is when Bernardo does call time on his trophy-laden spell at Manchester City. That remains to be seen but it does appear that Benfica are eager to bring him back to the club this summer.