PHILADELPHIA — Pep Guardiola has chosen Bernardo Silva as Manchester Metropolis’s new captain forward of what the Portuguese midfielder has admitted might be his final season on the membership.
Guardiola often lets gamers and employees vote on who must be captain, however has determined to nominate Silva — and vice-captains Rúben Dias, Rodri and Erling Haaland — himself for the primary time.
It might be Silva’s final season on the Etihad Stadium after he hinted he won’t lengthen his contract, which is because of expire in 2026. The 30-year-old, who arrived from Monaco in 2017, has been linked with a return to his boyhood membership Benfica.
“I do know what I’ll do, nevertheless it’s not the time to speak about that,” mentioned Silva. “I am very targeted on my season. I am very targeted on performing properly for Man Metropolis. When the time is due I’ll speak about it.
“I’ve one yr on my contract so clearly I can depart subsequent season. I’ve had choices previously and this yr, like final yr, and this yr my choice is to remain at Man Metropolis.”
Silva has made the step as much as be captain after he was named as a part of Metropolis’s management group final season.
Kyle Walker was made membership captain a yr in the past and Guardiola has revealed he took the weird step of selecting the skipper this summer season after seeing issues he “did not like” throughout final season’s disappointing marketing campaign.
Walker left to affix Milan on mortgage in January and regardless of the Italian facet deciding towards making the transfer everlasting, the England full-back has been ignored of Metropolis’s squad for the Membership World Cup.
“I am the supervisor this season, for the primary time in my profession, I made a decision who can be my captain,” mentioned Guardiola. “I did not like what occurred final season. I made a decision this season.
“Generally I wish to be the boss and this season I made a decision to do it, so I selected the 4 captains and on the finish of this World Cup, perhaps we are going to select one or two extra.”
Haaland has been named as a Metropolis vice-captain for the primary time. The striker signed a 10-year contract in January and Guardiola says the Norwegian may sooner or later take the armband.
“Erling Haaland is so younger, however he has to begin to be taught what it means to be a captain, as a result of he will likely be right here hopefully many, a few years,” he mentioned. “In the end, he’ll take that place as the primary one.”
