{"id":297041,"date":"2023-11-21T10:24:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=297041"},"modified":"2023-11-21T10:24:11","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T10:24:11","slug":"bernardo-silva-wants-benfica-star-19-to-join-man-city-over-man-utd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/bernardo-silva-wants-benfica-star-19-to-join-man-city-over-man-utd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bernardo Silva wants Benfica star, 19, to join Man City over Man Utd"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bernardo Silva plans to &#8216;pull some strings&#8217; to get 19-year-old Portuguese team-mate and Benfica wonderkid to join Man City over rivals Man United<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The young starlet has filled in the shoes left behind by Chelsea&#8217;s Enzo Fernandez<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Man United&#8217;s Bruno Fernandes is said to be trying to convince the player as well<\/li>\n<li><strong>Everton players will be fed up with the owners \u2013 listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bernardo Silva is planning to &#8216;pull some strings&#8217; to get a Benfica wonderkid to join Man City instead of Man United.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old midfielder has become a key component of Roger Schmidt&#8217;s midfield since Enzo Fernandez made his \u00a3105million move to Chelsea.<\/p>\n<p>Man United have reportedly kept tabs on the youngster on a number of occasions and were impressed by the teenager&#8217;s performance in Benfica&#8217;s 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, City&#8217;s Silva, 29, is keen to use his influence on his Portuguese team-mate to get him at the club.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I am very happy for Jo\u00e3o and other kids who are appearing in Benfica\u2019s team and also in the national team,&#8217; he said during an appearance at a gala event in Lisbon.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/09\/78053071-0-image-a-1_1700558495686.jpg\" height=\"446\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Bernardo Silva is attempting to convince a 19-year-old Portuguese wonderkid to join Man City<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/09\/78053501-0-Joao_Neves-a-4_1700558705912.jpg\" height=\"425\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Joao Neves receives instructions from Roberto Martinez before making an appearance<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u2018Joao Neves in the Premier League? I think that players with quality can play in any championship. I see him very focused on his club, which is the most important thing at the moment, a very young player but with a very promising future ahead of him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He arrived at the national team, settled in and integrated very well. He\u2019s another one to help, if the coach thinks so, to help us help win the European Championship.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018For City instead of United? If I can, I will pull strings to Joao Neves to go to Man City. I\u2019d like to see Jo\u00e3o joining City instead of Man United, of course.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The reigning Premier League champions are said to be convinced by the potential of\u00a0Joao Neves.<\/p>\n<p>But, with Man United&#8217;s captain Bruno Fernandes said to be gunning for the youngster as well, we may have a bidding war on our hands between the Manchester sides.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/21\/09\/78053503-0-image-a-3_1700558506997.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old star is said to be taking over from Chelsea&#8217;s Enzo Fernandez at Benfica<\/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-12774443\/Bernardo-Silva-plans-pull-strings-19-year-old-Portuguese-team-mate-join-Man-City-Man-Utd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bernardo Silva plans to &#8216;pull some strings&#8217; 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