"Bernardo will play in Barcelona, with City: Guardiola's message"

A joke to ease the waters. Barcelona has added several stars to its squad for the 2022-23 season and one of the latest names in the spotlight was Bernardo Silva. The Portuguese midfielder was strongly linked with the Blaugrana in the last week, but his current team, Manchester City, does not want to sell him and it seems that the operation will not be completed in the summer transfer market.

Precisely, Pep Guardiola, the coach of the English team, referred to the issue this Thursday, less than a week before the friendly match between the mentioned clubs. The coach of the 'Citizens' assured that the former AS Monaco player will be present on the field of the Spotify Camp Nou, but wearing the sky blue jersey.

"On Wednesday you will see him play... Of course! The certainty is that he will do it with us, Manchester City," said the experienced strategist in an interview for Catalunya Radio. Let's remember that a few months ago, when this match was confirmed, the coach had highlighted that his team would be "Bernardo and 10 more."

On the other hand, apart from the morbidity generated by Silva's presence in Spain, Guardiola also commented on his return to Barcelona's home, where he had a successful spell, and did not hide his excitement. "It is a gift to return to the Camp Nou to play a charity match and fight against ALS," said the coach.

When is Barcelona vs. Manchester City?

The friendly match Barcelona vs. Manchester City will be played next Wednesday, August 24th at the Spotify Camp Nou Stadium (2:30 p.m. Peruvian time). The proceeds from the match will be transferred to the ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) research at the Luzón Foundation, in support of Juan Carlos Unzué, former goalkeeper of the Blaugrana who was diagnosed with the disease.

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