- Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo has informed Real Madrid to sign Bernardo Silva this summer
- The 23-year-old joined Manchester City from French League side Monaco last summer
- However, the Spanish League giants are planning to offload most of their unproductive players when this season wraps up in May
Cristiano Ronaldo has reported told Real Madrid to sign Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva in the summer according to Express.
The Galacticos didn’t have an impressive Spanish League season this term, having failed to measure up to their arch rivals, Barcelona this season.
As it stands on the log, Los Blancos are third on the log with 63 points from 30 league games – 13 points behind the Camp Nou outfit.
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However, the 33-year-old has identified his countryman as one of the players, who can make a difference in the Madrid team in the coming season.
The Spanish League giants are also not losing sleeps about a possible summer move for Brazil forward, Neymar when club football goes on break this summer, while Karim Benzema is expected to make way.
Bayern Munich goal machine, Robert Lewandowski is another top striker the 12-time European champions are planning to lure away from his present club, as president Florentino Perez seeks to flex his financial muscle.
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Meanwhile, with Isco set to dump the club this summer over lack of enough playing time, Silva becomes a top priority signing for Zinedine Zidane’s side.
According to Spanish outlet, Diario Gol, claim Ronaldo will like to play along his compatriot next season at the Spanish capital.
The former Manchester United forward was said to have persuaded Perez that Silva is just the sort of signing he needs to make as he believes he would fit in seamlessly into the side.
Ronaldo is also said to be impressed with the 23-year-old at the Etihad this term, having joined them from Ligue 1 side, Monaco in a six year deal worth €50 million last summer.
They (Madrid) are also planning to use their Champions League quarter-finals clash against last season’s finalists, Juventus, to ‘scout’ potential summer targets.
One of the matches they will be watching closely is the game between Manchester City and Liverpool to pay a closer attention Mohamed Salah over than Silva.
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Source: Naija.ng
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