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Manchester City are set to complete a \u00a343m deal to sign Portugal attacking midfielder Bernardo Silva from French champions Monaco.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 22-year-old will join City on 1 July, with the club set to announce the transfer later on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silva has made 58 appearances for Monaco this season – including two against City in the Champions League – scoring 11 goals and 12 assists.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He has played 12 times for Portugal, scoring once.<\/p>\n
Pep Guardiola’s City finished third in the Premier League this season, securing Champions League football next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Silva was integral to the Monaco side that reached the semi-finals, suffering eventual defeat to Juventus, who play Real Madrid in the final on Saturday, 3 June.<\/p>\n
Analysis<\/h3>\n
BBC Sport’s Simon Stone:<\/i><\/p>\n
Silva was excellent in Monaco’s 5-3 Champions League defeat at Etihad Stadium in February and Pep Guardiola decided the Portuguese was a man he wanted. So much so, in fact, that he is prepared to put him amongst the top five most expensive players in City history.<\/p>\n
A product of the Benfica academy, Silva is an attacking right-sided midfield player and is, at 22, just the kind of age Guardiola likes – old enough to understand his role, young enough to absorb the intricate tactical lessons his new manager imparts.<\/p>\n
If, as expected, Kyle Walker also arrives this summer from Tottenham, Guardiola will have the raw pace from his full-back that creates the danger – and space – for Silva to cut inside and slice open defences.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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