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According to reports, Arsenal are among the clubs interested in signing Manchester City star Bernardo Silva this summer.<\/p>\n
Silva<\/strong>\u2018s current Man City contract is due to expire at the end of this campaign and it has already been confirmed that he will move elsewhere ahead of next season.<\/p>\n Silva has been sensational for Man City this season, so his exit will be a blow for the Premier League leaders and he will not be short of options for his next move.<\/p>\n FC Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain have been heavily linked with Silva over the past few years, while a potential move to the Saudi Pro League has also been mooted.<\/p>\n However, Arsenal<\/strong> have now emerged as a potential suitor, with head coach Mikel Arteta previously working with Silva at the Etihad.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal v Newcastle: Prediction, team news, line-ups and odds According to a report from journalist Pete O\u2019Rourke for Football Insider<\/em>Arteta is \u2018plotting a swoop\u2019 to land Silva as he \u2018admires\u2019 the midfielder, but this deal has been deemed unlikely.<\/p>\n O\u2019Rourke explained: \u201cI think it\u2019s more likely he moves abroad. I don\u2019t think it would go down very well at Manchester City if Silva was to leave and to go to Arsenal.<\/p>\n \u201cThat would be a sensational transfer if that was to happen.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, Mikel Arteta knows all about Bernardo Silva having worked with him, but yeah, I don\u2019t see any chance of him making the move to the Emirates.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE: Rosenior \u2018red herring\u2019 raised while Arsenal \u2018cheats\u2019 engage in \u2018beautiful\u2019 bottling Barcelona love a free transfer, so a move there feels pretty likely for Silva at this point.<\/p>\n And another move that will \u201cnever happen\u201d is a switch to Man Utd, with club legend Nicky Butt explaining why he does not think he would suit playing for the Red Devils.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a player that everyone would like,\u201d Butt told Paddy Power.<\/p>\n \u201cHe looks like a likeable team-mate that everyone loves. He\u2019s a phenomenal, phenomenal footballer. Looks like a really good human being as well.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAny football club in the world that wants someone like that on their books, it\u2019ll never happen, coming to Man Utd. He\u2019s got too much respect for Man City to do that.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t even think he\u2019d fit into the system of Man Utd\u2019s play. And with Bruno in his position, you can\u2019t play them both in the same team, can you.\u201d<\/p>\n READ NEXT: Arsenal could wear 2026\/27 kit in Champions League final as Adidas confirms release date <\/div>\n
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