SILVA'S PURE GOLD

Priceless Bernardo will be a hard act to follow at City

- BY JEREMY CROSS

NO ONE is irreplaceable. And no club appreciates this more than Manchester City. In the last decade City have seen Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany, David Silva and Kevin De Bruyne all ride off into the sunset.

Legends one and all. Deserving of statues outside the Etihad.

But success has continued to come in their absence. And no doubt trophies will continue to be collected whenever Bernardo Silva decides to leave the club.

Assistant manager Pep Lijnders has dropped a heavy hint that Silva will depart City this summer.

Numerous clubs are monitoring the situation closely, including Barcelona, Juventus and several in both Saudi Arabia and the MLS.

There is a reason for this.

It's because Silva remains at the top of his game.