Manchester City is facing a summer of changes. The squad will undergo modifications and the project that the Premier League raised – three of the last four in England – and that reached the final of the Champions League will have new faces … and farewells. In addition to that of Kun Agüero, due to the termination of his contract, There will be other footballers who will end their stay in Manchester and they are names that may take you by surprise. One of them, for example, Bernardo Silva.
The Portuguese midfielder wants to leave the club and the City bosses have known it for months, but due to the importance of Bernardo in Guardiola’s scheme he has taken his fans by surprise. Last season, as The Athletic recounted, he was about to sign for Barcelona when everything was ready. However, he regained his best form at Manchester City and became the undisputed starter once again, even moving De Bruyne to further forward positions to fit in better in midfield. Recently, has also been linked to Atlético de Madrid.
In any case, Bernardo is not the only one who could come out this summer. In recent weeks the names of Gabriel Jesus, Mahrez or Laporte have been published, As long as there are offers that satisfy the interests of Manchester City, they will not oppose sales as long as there is a good proposal on the table.
Another case is that of Raheem Sterling, who has had his differences with Pep Guardiola throughout the season. The English winger did not react well when he lost his status as a starter, back in March, and since then – with a discussion with the coach in between, asking for explanations – he was a substitute despite the fact that he started in the final of the Champions League against Chelsea … and on the opening day of the European Championship, also to the surprise of the national team. Sterling finished the season with 14 goals, his worst record in the last four seasons (23, 25 and 31 in the previous three), although Guardiola does not want to part with one of his best assets in attack.