Guardiola says he would “love” for Bernardo Silva to continue, but he doesn’t know if he will

MANCHESTER, England — Manager Pep Guardiola “would be delighted” for Bernardo Silva to stay at Manchester City, but has no thought whether or not the Portuguese midfielder will signal a brand new contract.

Silva’s contract expires on the finish of the season and assistant coach Pep Lijnders not too long ago hinted that Silva may not signal a brand new deal.

Silva, 31, is on the agenda of Spanish giants Barcelona and Serie A facet Juventus.

“He has been an incredible signing for us, incredible. I love this club and I would love for him to be able to stay and finish his career here, but I don’t know,” Guardiola stated Friday at a information convention forward of Sunday’s sport towards Chelsea within the Premier League. “The decision is up to him. It’s his decision.”

The drawback is that Guardiola has no thought when that call will come.

“I’m very grumpy with Bernardo because a month ago I said: ‘if you make a decision, I have to be the first to (know it),’ and he still hasn’t told me anything,” he stated. “I don’t know if he’s decided yet. I told him, jokingly, ‘tell me, I deserve it (to know),’ but he didn’t tell me, so I don’t know what’s going on.”

Silva has been certainly one of City’s greatest signings since arriving from Monaco 9 years in the past. His agility, imaginative and prescient and scoring intuition instantly received over followers. Silva not too long ago performed his 450th sport for the membership and has scored 76 targets. He has performed greater than 100 video games for Portugal.

“All the coaches would say how much they love him because he is incredibly competitive, he always has a fire inside. In the most difficult moments and on the biggest stages, he is always there,” Guardiola remarked.