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Barcelona rule out £70m move for Manchester City star Bernardo Silva, as president Joan Laporta insists 'we will not pay them' - despite the midfielder revealing his desire to LEAVE the club

Barcelona have ruled themselves out of a move for Manchester City star Bernardo Silva, as they refuse to stump up his £70.8million price tag.

Silva, who joined Premier League champions City back in 2017 from Monaco, was heavily linked with a switch to the Catalan giants during the summer.

The Portugal international has even admitted his desire to potentially start a new project away from City recently.

Barcelona have ruled themselves out of a move for Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva

Silva's comments will have put a number of elite clubs on alert and you would have assumed Barcelona would have been top of that list, given the interest they've shown in the 28-year-old in recent seasons.