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Bernardo Silva: Five things about 'little Messi,' set to join Manchester City

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Steve Nicol breaks down the latest rumours, including Man City's links with Kyle Walker and Alexis Sanchez.

This article has been edited since it was first published on Jan. 19, 2017

He may have missed out on national team glory at Euro 2016 and he may have played only a handful of minutes of top-level football in Portugal, but nobody in his homeland is oblivious to the extraordinary talent that is Bernardo Silva.

Many believe he can match the career of a similarly supremely gifted attacking midfielder who started at Benfica, Rui Costa.