Bernardo Silva's future on hold: suitor may drop ex-Benfica man | OneFootball

The task of signing Bernardo Silva has become even more complicated for Juventus. Following the defeat in the penultimate Serie A matchday against Fiorentina (2-0), the Italian club moved further away from securing a place in the Champions League, which would force the bianconeri to make a difficult decision regarding the former Benfica player.

Missing out on Europe’s top competition, just like Benfica, would have a negative financial and sporting impact on Juventus.

Without the revenue generated by UEFA’s biggest competition, around 60 to 70 million euros, the impact on the restructuring of the bianconeri squad under Luciano Spalletti would be quite significant. Without the financial means to sign targets such as Bernardo Silva, the Turin club could even be forced to sell players to balance the books.

Missing out on the Champions League could mean a new approach to the market from the Italian side. While in the cases of Alisson Becker, Liverpool’s goalkeeper, and Randall Kolo-Muani, the absence from the lucrative competition would have no impact on those deals, the same cannot be said for Bernardo Silva, who has higher demands than the other two targets mentioned.

It should be remembered that Bernardo Silva will leave Manchester City at the end of the season after nine years with the English club. With a return to Benfica postponed, as the player himself stated, the future of the Portuguese international should lie elsewhere, with Barcelona and Galatasaray emerging as the frontrunners.

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