{"id":1086926,"date":"2019-05-01T17:28:05","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T16:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1086926"},"modified":"2024-09-08T23:30:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-08T22:30:31","slug":"bernardo-silva-man-utd-target-man-city","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/bernardo-silva-man-utd-target-man-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernardo Silva names Man Utd target as a player he wants at Man City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva has named Manchester United target Bruno Fernandes as one of the players he wants to see join the Citizens this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Sporting Lisbon midfielder has enjoyed an impressive season for the Portuguese side as sit third in the Primeira Liga, behind rivals Benfica and Porto.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/audioboom.com\/posts\/7246453-like-a-broken-mirror-man-utd-s-top-knot-curse-lingers-on<\/p>\n<p>Fernandes has scored 28 goals and recorded 16 assists in 49 appearances for Sporting this season, and speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk\/sport\/football\/football-news\/man-city-bernardo-silva-fernandes-16204935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporters<\/a>, Silva tipped the Portuguese international for a summer move.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bruno [Fernandes] is a great player,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bernardo Silva on Bruno Fernandes: &quot;Bruno is a great player. He has made a fantastic season with many goals, many assists that are not normal for a player of his position, he has the spearhead numbers and we will see what happens at the end of the season.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LnwJsrgj3K\">pic.twitter.com\/LnwJsrgj3K<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Squawka Live (@Squawka_Live) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Squawka_Live\/status\/1123588130672537601?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 1, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has made a fantastic season with many goals, many assists that are not normal for a player of his position, he has the spearhead numbers and we will see what happens at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[He is a] player who can play in other championships.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-OhVAU8L8IA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Man City should go in for Joao Felix<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Silva and Man City appear on course to wrapping up their second successive league title, sitting one point clear at the top of the table with two games remaining.<\/p>\n<p>But that won&#8217;t stop Pep Guardiola and his squad wanting to improve their ranks for next season&#8217;s efforts, and Silva believes City should look to his former club Benfica.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;It is very good the bet that Benfica has made on youngsters, from Ferro, Joao Felix, Florentino [Luis], to Jota, who has played less.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I wish I could take the youngsters from Benfica to Manchester.\u00a0They are all very good.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1086753\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1086753\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1086753\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured-66x37.jpg 66w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured-620x350.jpg 620w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/04\/30170026\/barcelona-liverpool-match-preview-featured-940x530.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1086753\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">READ MORE:<\/span> Barcelona vs Liverpool predictions, preview &amp; expected XIs<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Felix would be a welcome addition to the Premier League, with the 19-year-old already proving that he has the ability to rise to the very top of the game.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Felix has made 40 appearances in all competitions for Benfica, scoring 18 goals and providing eight assists, and although he is contracted until 2023, it is rumoured that Viseu-born footballer may be hunted down by some of Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs.<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"b6bf88c7-a523-4adc-a311-e01cfe622633\" data-show-share=\"false\" data-show-info=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester City playmaker Bernardo Silva has named Manchester United target Bruno Fernandes as one of the players he wants to see join the Citizens this summer. 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