Phil Foden is ready to fill the void left by David Silva’s departure in the summer, believes Bernardo Silva.
David Silva, whose arrival at the club coincided with the start of their domestic dominance is already regarded as one of the best Manchester City players ever.
Replacing a player of Silva’s caliber at City might be an uphill task, but Bernardo Silva believes the club already have a long-term replacement in Phil Foden.
Guardiola has often hailed Foden as one of the best technically gifted players he’s coached and it could be time for the teenager to get a more important role at the club.
“I think Phil is a fantastic player and has a great future ahead of him,” said Bernardo as quoted by the Mirror.
“If he stays a long time definitely [his future is bright] and I think it’s a good opportunity for him when David goes for Phil to start to play more and to have a firm position in the team.”
“I think it’s tough. When you talk about City of course he’s unbelievable – a fantastic player and has a huge future ahead of him.”
“But it’s never easy when in your position you have players like David or Kevin [De Bruyne] or Gundo [Ilkay Gundogan].”
“So, he needs to stay calm, to work a lot and these opportunities will come”
