Bernardo Silva was in action last night for Portugal, with the Manchester City star getting back to it after spending days celebrating the Treble.
The maestro was featuring against Bosnia in a EURO 2024 qualifying match.
Manager Roberto Martinez handed him a start at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
And there were few signs of lethargy from Bernardo, who played a key role in a 3-0 win for Portugal.
He could have been forgiven for being a little out of sorts. He has, after all, just won the Treble and the celebrations after that win over Inter last weekend were pretty heavy.
But Bernardo was excellent against Bosnia and opened the scoring just before half-time.
Bruno Fernandes picked him out and Bernardo provided an easy finish.
Eurosport handed him a rating of 8/10 for his performance, and the 28-year-old will now turn his attention to the next qualifier against Iceland on Tuesday.
Jack Grealish sends message to Man City teammate Bernardo Silva after Portugal win
After the game, Bernardo uploaded on social media.
He posted an image of him from the game, and included the caption ‘Important 3 points!’ Tuesday there’s more’.
As usual, there were many likes and comments for Bernardo, who has 4.1 million followers on Instagram.
Just one other City player commented on Bernardo’s post – and it was a man who absolutely adores the former AS Monaco star.
Jack Grealish, who was seen at the Treble parade begging Bernardo to stay at the club – wrote ‘My capuchooooo’, along with two heart emojis.
Jack Grealish working overtime to get Bernardo Silva to stay at Man City
As we all know, Bernardo’s future at City is in real doubt at the moment.
There has been a lot of talk about interest from the likes of Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
City have apparently slapped a £75 million asking price on the star. But given this is about the third summer he’s looked to leave, it would be no surprise if the club asked for less.
Grealish is clearly a huge fan of Bernardo. You can tell they are very close with how they come across in videos released by the club. They’re always having playful banter.
You just know that Grealish genuinely thinks he’s an incredible player, which is an opinion shared by Pep Guardiola and many City fans.
He is adored at the club, and hopefully this charm offensive from Grealish makes him reconsider his stance about wanting to leave.
One wonders if he would get this type of affection at any other club if he did leave.
