Barcelona president Joan Laporta talks about a failed move for a Manchester City star.
The president of the newly crowned LaLiga champions, Joan Laporta, is already speaking about their plans for the future transfer windows, but recently he spoke about a missed opportunity in the past.
The Barcelona manager revealed that he was close to bringing Manchester City's Bernardo Silva to Barcelona before the midfielder moved to the Premier League.
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What Laporta said
The administrator was speaking today as Barcelona continued their league ambitions when he was asked about their transfer plans for the summer.
He was asked about a specific player, Manchester City's Bernardo Silva, who has been repeatedly linked with a move to Spain when he revealed he was once close to bringing the player to Barca in 2015.
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Although he was not the club's president at the time, Laporta was in the polls to be the Blaugrana president for a second stint, however, he lost to Josep Maria Bartomeu.
He revealed that he held a meeting with the player's agent that year, and Bernardo's move to Barcelona was nearly a done deal. He also suggested they will go again for him this summer if LaLiga accepts their viability plan.
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“Bernardo Silva? We will see how La Liga will react to our viability plan. In 2015, Bernardo to Barça was almost a done deal… I was in Portugal with his agent," Laporta revealed.
“He’s a top, top player but he’s Man City player. Nothing to say."
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