Manchester City assistant supervisor Pep Lijnders has hinted midfielder Bernardo Silva’s nine-year spell on the membership will finish this summer season, saying “each good story involves an finish”.
The 31-year-old’s contract expires on the finish of the season. He has not but signed an extension and has been linked with La Liga leaders Barcelona, Serie A facet Juventus and golf equipment in America.
Lijnders was on media responsibility after Saturday’s 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Liverpool with supervisor Pep Guardiola serving a touchline ban, and mirrored on the significance of the Portuguese worldwide to Metropolis.
“You by no means change a participant with the identical type of participant as a result of they do not exist,” he stated.
“Bernardo Silva is exclusive. The best way he controls video games, the way in which he strikes, the way in which he receives, the way in which he leads, the way in which he sees the options. All this stuff.
“However will probably be laborious as a result of, as I stated, within the sport, when he’s not taking part in you will notice how he’s missed – and that is one sport. Think about a season.
“However each good story involves an finish, and I hope he enjoys the final months – there are solely six weeks – and has farewell.
“He deserves all that spotlight as effectively.”
