‘Thank God De Bruyne is not here’ Man City, Silva agreed to extend contract until 2026
Fabrizio Romano, a reporter specializing in the transfer market, said on his personal SNS account on the 16th (Korea Standard Time), “Silva verbally agreed to renew his contract with Manchester City.” Manchester City expect Silva to sign a new contract at the end of next week. “The contract period is 2026,” he said.
Silva was part of the “AS Monaco Golden Generation” in the 2016/17 season, along with Kylian Mbappe, Fabinho and Tomarma. He became Monaco’s main player in the season, scoring 11 goals and 12 assists in all 58 tournaments. Monaco beat Paris Saint-Germain to reach the top of the Ligue 1 thanks to Silva. In the UEFA Champions League, they beat Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund to reach the semifinals.
The club that kept an eye on Silva was Manchester City. Manchester City recruited Silva in the summer of 2017 at a cost of 50 million euros (about 72.9 billion won). Silva has become a key resource in Pep Guardiola’s system, playing various roles such as central midfielder and side striker. In his six seasons at Manchester City, he scored 33 goals and 36 assists in 308 games. Last season, he played a leading role in Manchester City’s historic treble with seven goals and eight assists in 55 games. 스포츠토토
Manchester City have left several of their main resources this summer. Wing forward Riyad Mahrez left for Saudi Arabia’s al-Ahli and former captain Ilkay Gündoan joined FC Barcelona on a free deal. According to the global sports media “The Athletic,” he is also likely to transfer as Manchester City accepted Al-Nasr’s offer to central defender Aymeric Laporte.
Silva is also likely to leave Etihad Stadium. Silva was connected to Primera Liga FC Barcelona and Ligue 1 Paris Saint-Germain. The Saudi Arabian League also targeted him. According to Romano, Manchester City have refused to negotiate with any club, sticking to their stance of never selling Silva.
Manchester City offered Silva a new contract and remained at Manchester City as he accepted it. For Manchester City, which lost ace Kevin De Bruyne to injury in the league’s opening match against Burnley FC, Silva’s stay is a thousand troops. Meanwhile, Manchester City won 5-4 after a penalty shootout after drawing 1-1 in the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla on the 16th. Silva was sidelined due to an injury.