Manchester City have no intention of selling Bernardo Silva to Barcelona this summer, despite reports from Spain claiming the Premier League champions have told the midfielder’s agent he can leave for less than £70million.
Barcelona boss Xavi has made the Portuguese a key target as he looks to rebuild at the Nou Camp and he is trying to raise cash by offloading Dutch midfielder Frenkie de Jong to Manchester United.
It has been reported that City have given super-agent Jorge Mendes the green light to sign a bargain-basement deal.
But word from the Etihad is that Pep Guardiola still sees the 27-year-old as a big part of his plans for next season.