Silva reveals Ronaldo role on his City transfer

CAIRO – 6 September 2017: Manchester City attacking midfielder, Bernardo Silva asked for Cristiano Ronaldo’s advice before joining Manchester City.

“When I was with Portugal at the Confederations Cup and about to sign, I asked Cristiano Ronaldo and Nani about the city. They told me how much they enjoyed it here,” Silva told FourFourTwo Magazine according to bleacherreport.com.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Luiz Nani lived in Manchester during their time with Manchester United.

Silva, 23-years-old, told the paper “they said that all of the people were great and that it’s a real football city, the Premier League is a competitive league with full stadiums each week and everyone watching. They both said it would be a great move."

Bernardo Silva joined Manchester City this summer from Monaco after he had great performances with Monaco last year. His team won the French League and reached Champions League semi-finals.

Manchester City started the Premier League season with two victories and a draw. The team shares second place with Liverpool, Huddersfield Town and West Bromwich Albion with seven points.