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12.03.2023 - 00:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester City's demands for Bernardo Silva will reportedly cause issues for Barcelona in their pursuit of the midfielder. According to Mundo Deportivo, Barca manager Xavi remains a big fan of Bernardo and has not 'forgotten' about him.
However, the demands that City are making in terms of transfer fee are believed to be ruling the Catalan giants out of any deal. Barcelona are currently experiencing financial issues and thus need to be careful about the expenditure they make in terms of transfer deals.
It is claimed that City see Bernardo as 'indispensable' which can be backed up by Pep Guardiola's recent glowing praise of the Portuguese star.
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The report adds that the deal at Barcelona's end is 'practically impossible' as they cannot reach City's demands. Elsewhere, Sport are claiming that the La Liga side are still very much interested in the Blues' captain Ilkay Gundogan.
Gundogan was one of Guardiola's first-ever signings at the Etihad Stadium when he took over from Manuel Pellegrini. The 32-year-old has since built his way up to the main leadership group before this season he was voted City captain.
However, the problem for the Blues is that Gundogan's contract is set to expire at the end of the campaign and there is no sign as of yet of a new deal being agreed. The report claims that this indecision has led Barcelona to become adamant that they will complete the signing of the German midfielder.
Barca are looking for a replacement for Sergio Busquets for next season and they have earmarked Gundogan as the perfect player to fill that gap. Bernardo and Gundogan are not the only players linked to the Camp Nou though, City's on-loan full-back Joao Cancelo is also
The FIFA 23 FUT Birthday event continues for another week in Ultimate Team, with Team 2 of the promo now available in FUT Packs.
Manchester City will be looking to close the gap on Arsenal to five points as the Premier League when the current Premier League champions welcome Liverpool this weekend. The Reds are slowly on course to recover from their woeful start to the season but are still seven points from the top four but do have two games-in-hand over Tottenham Hotspur in fourth place.
Here are your Manchester City evening headlines on Thursday, March 30.
Brentford are reportedly searching for a new goalkeeper, a move that could boost Manchester United’s hopes of landing David Raya.
Ilkay Gundogan's future may not be resolved until the end of the season as the Manchester City captain enters the final three months of his current contract.
Nathan Ake insists the Manchester City squad are getting used to playing three at the back amid Pep Guardiola’s recent tactical change.
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Manchester City are reportedly one of three English sides interested in signing Leeds United ace Wilfried Gnonto in the summer transfer window.
Pep Guardiola indicated Manchester City will be looking for a different type of player in the summer transfer window.
Manchester City's big matches just keep on coming as the Blues welcome Vincent Kompany's Burnley to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
Erling Haaland wants Manchester City to continue to put pressure on opponents as they did in the astonishing 7-0 win over RB Leipzig on Tuesday.
Paris Saint-Germain have an 'interest' in Erling Haaland, according to reports.
Manuel Pellegrini returned to Manchester on Thursday evening as Real Betis manager as his side resumed their Europa League campaign.
Daniel Sturridge has praised Erling Haaland's unrelenting belief in himself after the Manchester City striker bounced back from a big miss to score the winner at Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola could foresee Julian Alvarez's role in Manchester City's win at Crystal Palace well before the Argentine was introduced alongside matchwinner Erling Haaland.
Patrick Vieira said it was 'no surprise' to see Erling Haaland bag three goals in 19 minutes against his side back in August, and the truth is it wasn't really a surprise to anyone else either.
Steve McManaman has urged former club Manchester City to target Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister when the transfer window opens.
Manchester United's Europa League opponents Real Betis held Spanish champions Real Madrid to a 0-0 draw this weekend in their final outing before the round of 16 first leg.
Manchester City fans couldn't help but express their annoyance after Arsenal came from behind to defeat Bournemouth and extend their lead over Pep Guardiola's side in the Premier League table.
Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva was quick to praise Phil Foden after the Englishman scored again in the 2-0 victory over Newcastle United.