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“Of course, they played for United, but they said that both clubs are amazing and that I would enjoy the Premier League because it’s the best league, the stadiums are always full and the people love football.

“They lived outside the centre, while I am staying in the city. But they said it was a great place to live, with nice people, and that I would enjoy it.

“The only thing is the weather. That has been a little bit of a shock, but the city is great.”

Guardiola made Silva a priority signing when the midfielder helped Monaco knock City out of the Champions League. But he recognised Leroy Sane. Monaco vicepresident Vadim Vasilyev said: “Mbappe will make the right decision.

“He has never expressed a wish to leave us.

“We are, however, in conversation with him... it is not simply a case of money.

“It’s more complicated than that. The player needs a kindred spirit – he reckons his new No.20 lives, eats and breathes football.

Silva, who spent his formative years with hometown club Benfica, said: “Yes, it is true. I am crazy about football. to move for the sake of sporting reasons.”

Silva, City’s £43m playmaker, has told 18-yearold Mbappe to follow him to Manchester.

And he’s revealed how his charm offensive convinced defender Benjamin Mendy to link up with him at City in a £50m deal.

Silva said: “Mbappe is a

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“When I’m not playing or training, I watch football all the time. It has been the same since I was four or five and growing up in Lisbon.

“I always went to Benfica games with my dad and my grandparents and I am still a Benfica fan.”

Silva’s excellent command of English will help him settle quickly in Manchester. In fact, he revealed that it became the language of love when he met his girlfriend, Alicia Verrando. great player. I would love to have him here.

“It is perfect to have someone like him when you’re a midfielder because he is very fast, very clever and a good finisher. It’s crazy to think he is only 18.”

Monaco knocked City out of the Champions League last season on away goals.

That prompted City boss Pep Guardiola (right) to raid the French champions for Silva and then left-back Mendy.

And Silva revealed: “I said, ‘Come on Mendy, come with me’, because he is a great player and can really help this team.”

The Monaco to City double-act could soon become a hat-trick.