Bernardo Silva's desire to join Barcelona has never changed, and the Portuguese midfielder would have wanted to complete the deal in the transfer window last summer had it not been for Pep Guardiola's personal communication with the B seat last year. However, considering that the team has sent Gundogan away, if B is allowed to leave, Manchester City's squad strength will decline, and there is no suitable replacement, Manchester City still chose to persuade B to stay in the team, and renewed his contract for 1 year, but the contract set a liquidated damages clause, which will be about 59 million euros if converted into euros.
Choosing to leave Manchester City is not only because of the role played in the team, although seat B is not the absolute core of Manchester City's midfield, but it also plays a very key role in Guardiola's lineup, more because considering the living environment in England, B's family is not particularly adaptable, and they are not used to life in Manchester. According to Felix's attitude in the interview, he said that he had persuaded Seat B to join Barcelona, but now the decision is not in the hands of the player, and Barcelona's financial problems are very critical.
Due to financial constraints, Barcelona's recruitment budget is very limited, and even if the current liquidated damages for seat B are less than 60 million euros, it means a huge pressure for Barcelona. According to Spanish media reports, Barcelona has communicated with Manchester City to discuss the possibility of a transfer to seat B, and proposed a transfer plan to be paid in installments, but Manchester City did not refuse. Transferring in installments means a reduction in the cost of reinforcements for Barcelona, and they can quickly improve the strength of the team and complete the transfer of seat B.
Although Barcelona coach Xavi will leave at the end of this season, and the new coach has not yet been confirmed, it will not have much impact on the transfer of seat B. The all-round attributes of seat B in the midfield can not only be used as the team's midfield attacking core, but also can play the role of a winger on the wing, and after joining Barcelona, it can bring more space to the team's tactical adjustment, and no manager will refuse such a player to join. Of course, Manchester City is not willing to give up seat B easily, but the attitude of the players is more resolute.
It is not too difficult to convince B to join Barcelona, but if Felix wants to stay at Barcelona, more negotiations will be needed to complete, and Mr. Portugal will join Barcelona on loan before the start of this season, but Barcelona does not have enough transfer budget to complete the buyout, and Atletico Madrid's bid price is more than 80 million euros, which is an unacceptable figure for Barcelona. If you want to continue to be teammates with B seat in Barcelona, you can only do it on loan, but with Felix's resolute attitude now, the possibility of continuing to be on loan is still very high.