Bernardo Silva's hidden reason behind latest decision to reject Man City transfer exit
In the end Bernardo Silva couldn’t resist the temptation to create history with Manchester City.
The lure of Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and the riches of Saudi Arabia were rejected in the summer for one outstanding reason – to help Pep Guardiola's side land an unprecedented fourth consecutive Premier League title.
In fact the feat has never been achieved since the Football League was formed back in 1892. To the dismay of his illustrious suitors he signed a 12 month contract extension keeping the 29-year-old Portuguese playmaker at the Eithad until 2026.
“We heard that four titles in a row has never been done before so we want to try to do that,” he enthused. “It is so tough every year especially when you remember that two of the titles were just a difference of one point and won in the last games.
“For example the Aston Villa game (May 2022) where we were losing 2-0 in minute 70 so it is not easy to win it. Now we are going to try and keep creating history and putting the name of this team as one of the best ever. That means something to us.”
Sunday's Old Trafford opponents, Manchester United under Sir Alex Ferguson, twice won the title three years on the spin but couldn’t manage to stretch the run to four consecutive gongs.
Having lost influential skipper Ilkay Gundogan and Riyad Mahrez during last summer’s transfer window, Guardiola, who never stands in the way if players want to move on, was delighted after some doubts, especially with Barcelona banging on the door, that Silva remains an important cog in his star-studded squad.
For Silva who arrived from Monaco in May 2017 for £43 million it’s 15 medals and counting. He stated: “I am in my seventh season at City and I can only remember one season when we weren’t
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