The lingering hope that FC Barcelona had towards successfully bringing in one of their most prized summer targets before the end of August now seems to be slowly but surely diminishing with each passing day, and it now seems to have received a fatal blow as well.
Manchester City and Portuguese National team star Bernardo Silva was arguably considered the primary priority for Xavi Hernandez this summer in his quest to find that one differential piece that could transform his Barcelona side into a proper Champions League title contender according to the Barcelona coach.
The 28-year-old and FC Barcelona have mingled all summer long in the hopes of getting Manchester City to agree to a feasible transfer offer for the player that would in turn allow the Catalan giants to take him over to Spain, one of his lifetime goals as a player.
However, City rejected every offer that advanced towards them and remained adamant that the player would not be up for sale this summer.
Despite this obvious hurdle, Barcelona continued to hope and formulate so that a possible operation could be formalized and then at some point agreed upon with Manchester City. It was not to be.
According to the ever-reliable Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano, the Barcelona target is set to soon pen down a new contract renewal with Manchester City now that his desire to play in Spain has become a missed opportunity, and his continuance will be in England.
As per the details provided, the midfielder is set to continue with Manchester City until June 2026 as per the new contract and so far a verbal agreement has been reached between both parties to renew and continue together.
With Manchester City expecting to have the agreement penned down sometime next week, the conclusion to yet another major Barcelona transfer saga ends with the Catalan giants not able to acquire a great attraction that they had hoped to one day have wearing the Blaugrana colors within the new Camp Nou.
