At this stage, it should go without saying that Barcelona has long admired and hoped to sign Bernardo Silva.

In fact, the Blaugrana tried to sign the Portuguese international throughout each of the last two summer transfer windows, and they are still interested in doing so this year.

However, due to the club’s financial position, Barça was unable to complete Silva’s signing, much like in the past.

The Manchester City player was reportedly keen to joining the La Liga champions this summer, according to reports from the summer.

However, the Catalans were unable to secure the funding necessary to finalize the acquisition since City reportedly rejected their loan-to-buy offer of €50 million.

Man City and Bernardo Silva agree to a new contract.Silva chose to agree to a new contract with Manchester City after deciding against moving to Barcelona.

And now the 28-year-old’s new contract, which runs through 2026, has been formally revealed by the Premier League and European champions.

“Bernardo Silva has signed a new Manchester City contract, keeping him at the Club until the summer of 2026,” said the statement in the official publication.

Silva’s decision to extend his contract until 2026 has also hurt his prospects of moving to Barcelona in 2019, as it would cost an enormous sum to get him away from the Etihad Stadium.

While Silva may have escaped their grasp, the Blaugrana are almost successful in their chase of Joao Cancelo, a teammate from City and Portugal who is expected to arrive this week.