{"id":287634,"date":"2023-08-24T09:35:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-24T09:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=287634"},"modified":"2023-08-24T09:35:08","modified_gmt":"2023-08-24T09:35:08","slug":"man-city-midfielder-bernardo-silva-has-a-50million-release-clause","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/man-city-midfielder-bernardo-silva-has-a-50million-release-clause\/","title":{"rendered":"Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva &apos;has a \u00a350MILLION release clause&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva &#8216;has a release clause worth just \u00a350MILLION&#8217;, reports in Spain claim, handing a potential boost to Barcelona and PSG despite contract extension<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bernardo Silva has pledged his future to Manchester City until 2026 with his deal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>But reports have suggested the midfielder&#8217;s release clause is just \u00a350million<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>WATCH: &#8216;It&#8217;s All Kicking Off&#8217; &#8211; Episode 2 &#8211; Mail Sport&#8217;s brand new football show\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva holds a release clause worth just \u00a350million in his latest contract at the club, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>The playmaker has pledged his future at the Etihad Stadium until 2026 after penning the extension, having played a crucial role in Pep Guardiola&#8217;s Treble-winning side last season and lifted the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>He was widely expected to move on from City this summer, however, and is thought to have attracted interest from both Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The speculation was seemingly put to bed after it was confirmed he had inked a new deal but may now resurface after the value of his release clause was revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, Relevo claim the amount required to trigger the clause is exactly half of City&#8217;s valuation as\u00a0<span>Mail Sport <\/span>understands his price tag stands at \u00a3100m.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/08\/74673429-0-image-a-1_1692863897162.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva&#8217;s release clause at Manchester City is reportedly valued at just \u00a350million<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/08\/74673439-0-image-a-2_1692863911304.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Pep Guardiola will be hopeful Silva&#8217;s contract signals his intent to stay at City for the long term<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/08\/74673437-0-image-a-4_1692863949012.jpg\" height=\"458\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The playmaker committed his future at the Etihad until 2026 after penning the extension<\/p>\n<p>It is not known how or when the clause could become active, though.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Silva was the subject of an offer from the Saudi Pro League this summer, though his recent desire to leave was driven by wanting to play closer to his home in Lisbon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, a breakthrough in negotiations occurred earlier this month and Silva wasted little time in signing on the dotted line, taking his stay at City to nine years.<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old, who joined the club from Monaco in a \u00a343m deal, shared his delight with the extension and hopes to continue making more &#8216;great memories&#8217; with City.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;I&#8217;ve had six incredible years at Manchester City and I&#8217;m delighted to extend my time here.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Winning the Treble last season was extremely special and it&#8217;s exciting to be part of a squad where there is such a hunger and passion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/09\/74673627-0-image-a-5_1692863999918.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona (above: boss Xavi) and Paris Saint-Germain have both actively pursued Silva<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/08\/24\/08\/74673441-0-image-a-3_1692863929922.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Silva lifted the Champions League last season and is equally ambitious for the new campaign<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Success makes you want even more, and this Club gives me that opportunity to keep on winning. I love the manager, my team-mates and the fans and hope we can share even more great memories in the coming years.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Silva also holds grand ambitions for this season and says he is focused on helping City clinch their fourth top-flight title in a row.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;When you think that no one has ever done this before, if you do it, it always makes it feel a bit more special as you create something in history,&#8217; he added.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;If we do it, it is not going to be easy for anyone else to do it again because this country, the amount of teams that fight for this title every year, it is just ridiculous and doesn&#8217;t happen anywhere else. We are very motivated to achieve that.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Silva played 55 times for City last season and has been awarded 82 Portugal caps.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube, Apple Music and Spotify.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12440331\/Man-City-Bernardo-Silva-release-clause-contract-extension.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva &#8216;has a release clause worth just \u00a350MILLION&#8217;, reports in Spain claim, handing a potential boost to Barcelona and PSG despite contract extension Bernardo Silva has pledged his future to Manchester City until 2026 with his deal But reports have suggested the midfielder&#8217;s release clause is just \u00a350million WATCH: &#8216;It&#8217;s All [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva &amp;apos;has a \u00a350MILLION release clause&amp;apos; 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