Bernardo Silva is leaving Manchester City in June, and Juventus want to be the team that gets him. According to TuttoMercatoWeb, the Turin club are preparing a three-year contract offer — structured specifically to land close to what the Portuguese midfielder currently earns at the Etihad.
The base salary would sit at €7 million per year — Juventus's newly established wage ceiling, the same figure Kenan Yildiz is on after his February renewal. Bonuses and add-ons would push the total package to €9 million, nearly matching Silva's current net salary at City. That's not an accident. Juve's sporting directors Damien Comolli and Marco Ottolini have built the offer to remove the obvious objection before Silva can raise it.
Why this is actually a serious pursuit
Silva won't be short of options, but he's been clear about one thing: he's staying in Europe. Saudi Arabia and MLS have already come calling. He's not interested. He's 31, still in the form of his life, and wants to compete at the top level for a few more seasons — not collect a cheque in a less competitive league.
That stance narrows the field considerably. Jorge Mendes has offered him to both Barcelona and Real Madrid. Madrid have apparently passed. Barcelona are thinking about it, which means Juventus know they're in a two-horse race — at most — and that urgency is exactly why Comolli and Ottolini are looking to accelerate.
Juve's midfield has been a genuine weakness. Not a talking-point weakness — a results-affecting one. A player of Silva's calibre, who can control tempo, press intelligently, and contribute in the final third, would immediately become their most important creative voice. The upgrade from what they currently have isn't marginal.
The Barcelona factor complicates things
If Barcelona get serious, this gets harder for Juventus quickly. Silva has history with Pep Guardiola's philosophy, and a move to Camp Nou carries a competitive prestige that Turin can't quite match right now. Juve are rebuilding; Barcelona, for all their financial chaos, are still Barcelona.
The counter-argument is stability. A three-year deal at €9 million from a club that isn't navigating a financial crisis has genuine appeal. Whether that's enough to beat out Barcelona — assuming the Catalans actually commit — is the real question Comolli needs to answer fast.
Silva will be a free agent in weeks. The timeline is short, the competition is real, and Juventus are at least in the conversation with a concrete number on the table.
