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Real Madrid complete signing of Man City midfielder Bernardo Silva on free transfer

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Ali Pollock

Published 13 hours ago

Real Madrid have confirmed the signing of Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva on a free transfer, with the 31-year-old's contract expiring at the end of the month.

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-bernardo/lUg03qcR/"]Silva[/a] arrives as part of a flurry of summer transfer business for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/real-madrid/W8mj7MDD/"]Madrid[/a], who recently hired [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/vinicius-junior/CbwQ4Mws/"]Jose Mourinho[/a] to oversee the upcoming season.[/p][p][b]"Real Madrid CF and Bernardo Silva have reached an agreement whereby he will be a Real Madrid player for the next two seasons, until June 30, 2028,"[/b] they said in a statement.[/p][p]Madrid have already confirmed the signing of Premier League left-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cucurella-marc/QTynbZd3/"]Marc Cucurella[/a], and are expected to add further bodies - including [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a] defender [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/konate-ibrahima/QJlbDbQe/"]Ibrahima Konate[/a], also on a free transfer.[/p][embed guid="5d6b4926-5aae-4e02-9ee5-e0237998214d" url="https://x.com/realmadriden/status/2067176674752364636" social-type="twitter" /][p]Silva arrives in a time of change at Madrid, who have hired Mourinho to steady the ship after turmoil under [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alonso-xabi/hAcTWKKN/"]Xabi Alonso[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arbeloa-alvaro/CO9bjrLo/"]Alvaro Arbeloa[/a].[/p][p]He enjoyed supreme levels of success at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Manchester City[/a], featuring 460 times and contributing with 76 goals and 77 assists.[/p][p]The midfielder won everything available to him during his time in England, including six Premier Leagues and the Champions League.[/p]

Updated June 17, 2026 · 9:28 AM

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