According to a report that Football Transfers received exclusively, Premier League team Manchester City is reportedly thinking about trading Frenkie de Jong and Bernardo Silva to Barcelona.

The aforementioned news source claims that Manchester City wants to take advantage of Barcelona’s pursuit of Bernardo Silva, who they estimate to be worth about €80 million, by requesting Frenkie de Jong in exchange. Manchester City would put a value of almost €80 million on Bernardo Silva’s move to Barcelona.

City is aware that Barcelona is aggressively trying to improve their team for the upcoming season, and they are also aware that they must drastically reduce the amount of money they spend on player salaries in order to compete with Barcelona.

They are fully aware that De Jong accounts for a sizable chunk of the team’s payroll, and they intend to take advantage of this knowledge. They also intend to take advantage of this information in any way possible.

Now, it’s no sҽcrҽt that Barcelona has identified Bernardo Silva as a player who may give the team new life. This information has long been available to the general public. However, if the Portuguese midfielder does choose to leave the Etihad Stadium this summer, City’s midfield would be left with a significant gap to fill.

This is yet another reason why City is probably going to propose a transfer, but it will be interesting to see how Barcelona responds given that De Jong is a key component of Xavi’s plan for the upcoming campaign.

Aside from that, there are a number of other aspects that will be taken into consideration, including, to name just a few examples, the financial state of the team, the preferences of the players, and the observance of the regulations governing Financial Fair Play. Only once everything has been figured out and plans have been finalized will it be possible to relocate.

As for Silva, we have previously reported that the player is more than prepared to come to Barcelona, but he is only waiting for the Catalan squad to come up with an offer for him to sign with them. Currently, Silva is just waiting for Barcelona to make him an offer.

It is noteworthy that Jorge Mendes recently met with a few representatives from Barcelona to talk about the latest market developments, and it is rumorҽd that Silva’s name was mentioned at that meeting.

Only Barcelona’s interest was apparent as of right now, but considering that the La Liga champions view De Jong as untouchable, City’s desire to receive the Dutchman in exchange might change the entire dynamic of the deal.