Silva to captain City amid uncertainty | OneFootball

Bernardo Silva will wear the armband for Manchester City during the Club World Cup, with the Portuguese midfielder acknowledging he may depart the club when his deal concludes next June.

The 30-year-old, who joined in the summer of 2017, remains one of Pep Guardiola’s most dependable players - a reputation highlighted by the manager selecting him to lead the team in pursuit of the first-ever 32-team tournament in the United States.

City kick off their campaign against Wydad at Lincoln Financial Field on Wednesday at noon local time. Ahead of the clash, Silva was questioned about what lies ahead for him. He has a single year remaining on his current contract.

“I know what I’m going to do but it’s not the time to talk about that,” Silva said. “I’m very focused on my season. I’m very focused on performing well for Man City. When the time is due I will talk about it.

"I have one year on my contract so obviously I can leave next season. This season will for sure be with Man City. I’m going to stay. I’ve had options in the past and this year, like last year and this year, my option is to stay at Man City.”

Silva also addressed his physical condition amid a demanding calendar.

“We know what the schedule is like,” he said. “It is what it is, we’re very used to that. It’s been a few years that it’s like this. So, it’s a beautiful competition. Obviously, the amount of games - we’ve already talked about this but now that we’re here and it’s such an important competition with teams from all around the world, we’re going to respect a lot the competition and we’re going to give our best to go the furthest possible – which is win the competition." “The guys that went to Portugal – between the end of the Premier League and the beginning of our training with Portugal, we had five days which was OK. And now we have one-and-a-half which is also nice to see the family. Maybe we’re going to have some time after this.”