Juventus explore the opportunity for transfer of Pep Guardiola’s favorite player at The Citizens

Gilabola.com – Juventus reportedly began exploring opportunities to recruit Bernardo Silva for free in the transfer market next summer.

The Manchester City midfielder will run out at the end of this season, and this opens opportunities for the Serie A club to present one of the most technically talented soccer players in Europe to Turin.

Even so, the source in Italy confirmed that this process was still very early and there was no official discussion between the two parties.

Silva who is now 31 years old is still a vital part of the Pep Guardiola squad. However, his thinning contract made the issue of moving more often discussed. Juventus see this great opportunity, although financial obstacles are said to be the hardest challenge.

Salary constraints are a determining factor

Silva is currently included in the ranks of players with the highest salary in Manchester City, which is around Rp 6.7 billion per week, or around Rp 349 billion per year.

Compare with Juventus’ salary structure, where the highest paid players only receive about half of that number. This difference creates a big doubt whether this transfer can be completely realized.

The internal source of Juventus assesses that the demands of the salary of the Portuguese international midfielder are still “too high” when compared to the current financial capabilities of the club.

To be realized, there are only two possibilities: Silva must be willing to cut its salary significantly, or Juventus must make major changes to their financial policy. Until now, both of them have not been seen possible.

However, Juventus continue to monitor the development of the situation because the quality of Silva is considered capable of increasing the strength of their midfield. His creative play style is believed to be very helpful for the team in dealing with fierce competition in European football.

Pressure to find new challenges

On the other hand, the former Premier League striker Troy Deeney said that Silva should look for new challenges. He considered that with the departure of Ilkay Gundogan and Ederson, it was time for the Portuguese midfielder to also consider continuing his career elsewhere.

According to him, a player like Silva could not be too long in one club without trying a different experience. However, until now Silva itself is said to remain focused on Manchester City.

He is still trusted by Guardiola as a motorbike game, even in the middle of the transfer issue that continues to roll. This situation makes the move to Juventus remain at the stage of discourse without concrete steps.

In addition to rumors related to Silva, Manchester City is also reported to be preparing anticipatory steps. The club reportedly glanced at Kobbie Mainoo from Manchester United as a figure that could be projected to replace the important role of Silva in midfield.