Bernardo Silva says plainly if he'll join Benfica or not | OneFootball

Bernardo Silva confirmed that Benfica got in touch with him to assess the possibility of a return to the Estádio da Luz, but made it clear that this scenario is not part of his immediate plans, despite being on his way out of Manchester City.

In an excerpt from an interview with Canal 11’s program 'Soltinhos Pelo Mundo', he said that he still holds onto the desire to return to the club where he developed, although not at this stage of his career: “I’m not going to Benfica. There is one intention that is certain: I want to return. I don’t know whether, by the time I want to return, the Club will want me. I want to return. There were contacts to see if there was interest,” he said.

Besides the issue related to Benfica, the player also spoke about the need to quickly define the next step in his career: “I want to sort it out between the end of the season and the start of training with the national team so I can have a clear head, because the World Cup is too important a competition for me to have my mind on other things.”

At 31, the Portuguese international is preparing to bring a long spell at Manchester City to an end, where he won several titles and established himself as one of the English side’s main figures. Although he ruled out an immediate return to the Luz, he admitted that the desire to come back is still very much alive. Galatasaray is one of the possible destinations.

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