Manchester City fans have been reacting to a post on Twitter which relays a report that claims the club have reached an agreement over the transfer fees for Portugal midfielder Bernardo Silva.
The Portugal international has been heavily linked with a move to Barcelona this summer. However, given the situation surrounding the registration of new players as well as the reluctance of Frenkie de Jong to leave, a move had looked difficult.
But it seems like the Blaugrana have made some major progress in their pursuit of the 27-year-old midfielder.
As per Spanish journalist Gerard Romero, the two clubs have now agreed on a price for the midfielder, believed to be around €50-€55m (£42m-£46.5m).
It comes as a surprise, considering that reports earlier had indicated that the Premier League champions would want around €100 million for their gun midfielder, but seem to have settled for much lesser.
The journalist had claimed on Monday that Silva had already started looking for a house in Barcelona, indicating that a move might be close to completion.
The report was shared on Twitter by City Xtra and it attracted plenty of attention from the club’s supporters.
“No way this is true”
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“Tell me this is a joke right”
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“Surely not. That’s a ridiculous price.”
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“Absolutely no way City is letting him go for that.”
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“Absolute joke if true”
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“I’m worried about him leaving this summer, but this is nonsense. No way city will let one of their best players go for marginally more than they sold Jesus, or Sterling for.”
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“The 1% chance this is true, we need to be investigated for fraud ourselves”
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“Big mistake if this is true”
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“Don’t think this is true, our best sources said we would want €100M minimum. Interesting how the English media aren’t reporting on it.”
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