Man City boss Pep Guardiola warns old club Barcelona to ‘make a proper offer’ if they want to sign Bernardo Silva

PEP GUARDIOLA warned  Barcelona to make a proper offer if they want to sign Bernardo Silva.

Portuguese ace Silva is keen on quitting Manchester City to join the Spanish giants — but the Treble winners are yet to receive any proposal.

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Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva has been linked with Barcelona[/caption]

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Etihad chief Pep Guardiola doesn’t want to stand in the way of a player who wants a ‘new experience’ but would demand a decent fee for Bernardo[/caption]

Boss Guardiola will not stand in Silva’s way if he wants to leave and City’s valuation, thought to be  around £80million, is met.

Yet Pep confirmed there is NO gentleman’s agreement for the attacker,  28, to leave the club.

The Etihad boss said:  “I want to clarify this as I know  reports in Barcelona make up what I say.  I don’t want any players who don’t want to be here.

“I want to work with guys who want to stay  and work with us.

“Some players feel they want a new experience. I will not be the guy who says ‘no’ — but they have to make an agreement with the club.

“Make a deal and it happens. But we have to get a proper offer.

“If we don’t get a proper offer, he’s our player and we want him.

“If they want him, they will  come here and talk to our sporting director and CEO to make a deal.”

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Meanwhile, 33-year-old defender Kyle Walker is also believed to be keen on a move away from City to Bayern Munich.

Yet the German club have not made a suitable offer yet this summer.
Guardiola knows it would require serious money to replace the pair  — and asking prices would inevitably be bumped up.

He added: “In the case of Bernardo and Kyle, we talk many times over  how important they are.

“When we lose those players, we have to go  to the market for the replacements and these cost more than £50m.”

Declan Rice snubbed City to join tomorrow’s Community Shield opponents Arsenal for £105m.

Guardiola added: “He decided on Arsenal — so all the best. He’s an important player, a very nice guy. For Arsenal, what an incredible player.”

Meanwhile, Guardiola has reappointed Juanma Lillo as his assistant boss, 12 months after he quit to take a job in Qatar.

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