PSG are interested in signing £70m Manchester City-rated Bernardo Silva but may have to sell him first

PSG are encouraged that Bernardo Silva could be ready to leave Manchester City. Credit: AFP via Getty Images/Oscar del Pozo

Paris Saint-Germain are exploring the possibility of re-bidding Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva.

The French club tried to sign the Portuguese international last year and inquired again in the January window.

< p>PSG were emboldened that Silva may think it's time to leave City, whom he joined in 2017 from Monaco.

If PSG make a bid, it will also depend on raising money from the transfer market as the club struggles with financial sustainability issues.

They were one of eight clubs fined by UEFA last year and are trying to cut their costs. Lionel Messi will leave at the end of the season, which will certainly save a lot on PSG's payroll.

The main goal, however, will be to try to switch to Neymar, although the Brazilian is already under contract until 2027, when he will be 35 years old. PSG believe the striker may be interested in the Premier League.

Neymar, whose season ended with an ankle injury, is watching a Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lorient. make your future. PSG know that Real Madrid are once again trying to find their prize asset, who has another year on his contract plus an option for another 12 months.

The strategy will be to bring in younger Ideally, French players to fill in and develop the likes of 17-year-old striker Warren Zaire-Emery.

Silva, 28, doesn't fit the profile. but is well known to PSG sporting director Luis Campos, who held the same position at Monaco and helped the player achieve success. He is also a former teammate of Mbappe.

Silva has been closely linked with a move to Barcelona and they could revive their interest if their financial plans are approved by La Liga. It is clear that City were willing to sell Bernardo to make room and finance Jude Bellingham's move, but it is now clear that the England international will join Real Madrid this summer from Borussia Dortmund.

City is unlikely whether it will. try to get in Silva's way if he wants to leave and their appreciation will be met. As Ilkay Gundogan's contract has expired and he has been in talks with Barcelona, ​​this could indicate a restructuring of City's midfield at the end of the campaign.

Pep Guardiola has suggested he wants Gundogan to stay, while the City captain has indicated that he hasn't made a final decision about his future yet.