Will Marc Bernal leave Barcelona and join Man City?

Momentum is building for Marc Bernal's transfer to Man City, as reports suggest a 64% probability of the deal moving forward. Here is why.

Man City has a great talent in the current squad who plays in the same position as Marc Bernal.
Man City has often bought players who are approximately the same age as the current age of Marc Bernal (19).
Man City has often bought players whose potential (FT Skill) is comparable to the potential of Marc Bernal.

Potential star player in position on team (Elliot Anderson, Rodri (Defensive Midfielder, ESP))
Way too many better competitors for position (Elliot Anderson, Rodri (Defensive Midfielder, ESP))
Many competitors with higher Potential (Nico O'Reilly, Elliot Anderson)

30 Jul 2026 09:00 BST

Man City have made Barcelona midfielder Marc Bernal their candidate to replace Rodri in the near future amid exit reports.

Skill / pot	Player	Team	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
Skill / pot	Player / Team / Position	ETV The Estimated Transfer Value (ETV) is calculated by the Player Valuation Model, that calculates the accurate transfer fee for a given player. More info
66.3 66.4	Hidemasa Morita	Hull City	€2.5M
66.3 73.2	Sebastiano Esposito	Sassuolo	€11.3M
66.3 67.4	Dominik Kohr	Mainz 05	€1.7M
66.3 69.7	Ismael Saibari	Bayern	€49.6M
66.3 66.8	Nathan Aké	Fenerbahce	€10.9M
66.2 68.0	Pedro Ramírez	Riestra	€1.1M
66.2 68.8	Marcos Antônio	Sao Paulo	€7.9M
66.2 66.9	Lucas Höler	SC Freiburg	€2M