Pep Guardiola

Premier League defending champions Manchester City and LaLiga giants Barcelona played a thrilling six-goal draw on Wednesday in mid-week ALS charity match. Amid Bernardo Silva's Barcelona transfer reports, City coach Pep Guardiola has opened up on the possibility of the move to take place after the draw.

For the hosts, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Frenkie de Jong and Memphis Depay found the back of the net while Julián Álvarez, Cole Palmer and Riyad Mahrez scored for Manchester City.

In a post-match press conference, Pep said, "Bernardo Silva is our player and we want him to be with us, but I don’t want players in my team if they’re not happy. If an offer comes in for Bernardo Silva, both clubs have to agree, and if the player wants to leave… I don’t know. There are 7 days left for the transfer market to close. That being said, Bernardo really likes Barcelona…"

"I’m not the one to tell Barça that they can’t go for Bernardo Silva. He is a top player and a humble person. We love him, and as of now, he’s with us," he added.

Guardiola also talked about  Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez and said, "Xavi will succeed at Barça, I am fully convinced.  Barcelona have signed top, top players. They have a lot of squad depth now. And they have Xavi, who knows a lot about football. He will do a spectacular job, I am sure about it. I wish him all the best."