Bernardo Silva to play his future club : FC Barcelona and Manchester City to play a fundraiser match for ALS
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On the 24th of August and over two weeks into the Premier League season, Manchester City will visit Camp Nou for a charity friendly against FC Barcelona.
Pep Guardiola, the City manager, and Joan Laporta, the president of Barcelona, spoke at a news conference at his old club on Monday to confirm the match. Juan Carlos Unzué, the club’s former goalkeeper and coach, who was afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) two years ago, joined them. The game’s earnings will go to Fundación Luzón, an ALS research organization.
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Manchester City and FC Barcelona to lock horns at the Camp Nou for a charity match:
Guardiola stated, “This is an honor for us.” “We’d want to express our gratitude to Barça for welcoming us to this fantastic location. We’ll explain why this is so important to our gamers. It is commendable, as Unzué’s comments demonstrate. I’m delighted to be here. Barcelona has once again demonstrated why we are the greatest.”
The match will take place when the Premier League season commences, with City traveling to Newcastle United on the weekend of August 20-21, followed by a match against Crystal Palace the following week. Despite this, Guardiola insisted on bringing a quality team to Catalonia, prompting Laporta to suggest Bernardo Silva, who has been associated with a summer transfer to Barcelona.
“For the time being, I believe Bernardo will stay with us,” Guardiola added. “As a club, our desire is for him to stay, but I’ve always stated that I don’t want players who don’t want to be with us.” Bernardo, on the other hand, is vital, and I believe he will stay. True, he may join Barça But I’m not sure what will happen.”
Three Premier League teams are competing for the services of Leeds winger Raphinha, according to Barcelona. Barça has reached an agreement on personal terms with the Brazilian, but have yet to reach an agreement on a cost with Leeds, while Arsenal are in direct talks with the Yorkshire club. Chelsea and Tottenham are also interested in the 25-year-old, who may fetch up to €75 million (£64.5 million).
The Spanish club has yet to make any summer acquisitions, but has been connected with Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich, Franck Kessié of Milan, and Marcos Alonso, César Azpilicueta, and Andreas Christensen of Chelsea.
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