Manchester City look set to get the Premier League transfer ball rolling after agreeing a £43million fee for Monaco midfielder Bernardo Silva. The 22-year-old flew into England on Friday morning and a deal looks imminent, as Pep Guardiola swoops for one of the most highly-rated young players in Europe. However, before Monaco's dream season which has just concluded, few knew of Silva's talent. To help out, Sportsmail has run the rule over the man who could be the Premier League's newest superstar... Bernardo Silva, who is this guy? Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva, to give him his full name, can play all across the attacking midfield line, but is most comfortable on the right wing. The 22-year-old is regarded as Portugal's most promising young talent, particularly given Renato Sanches' struggles at Bayern Munich. Unlike Sanches, Silva's move to a megabucks European club has worked out perfectly. This season he has played a key role as Monaco won Ligue 1 for the first time since 2000 and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League, beating City in the last 16. So City are splashing £43m on a flavour of the month? Not necessarily. Silva has been touted as a potential superstar for a few years ever since he starred at the 2013 European U19s tournament. In January 2015, after taking him initially on loan from Benfica the previous summer, Monaco saw enough to pay £13.3m for his services on a permanent basis. This year he has played 58 games for Monaco - in 15 Champions League fixtures and all but one of their league matches - and already has over 100 French league games under his belt. He also has 11 senior Portugal caps, and would have been called up to their triumphant Euro 2016 campaign had he not suffered a hamstring injury. What sort of player is he? Although he is played primarily on the right by Monaco, Bernardo is left footed. It will be interesting to see if he takes on a role more akin to a No 10 at City, as that would perhaps suit his style the best. He is strong both in his movement off the ball and with his skill on it, although he may have to bulk up somewhat to cope with the Premier League - he is only 5ft 8. Silva plays in a similar manner to his City namesake, David, in his younger days as a lightning attacker. It could be that, in the long run, he is Spanish Silva's replacement. So where exactly will he fit into the City team? After spending £43m, Guardiola will be obliged to find a place for his new man. City are well stocked for attacking talent - a midfield of Raheem Sterling, Kevin De Bruyne and Leroy Sane behind Sergio Aguero and/or Gabriel Jesus. Sterling and Sane are unlikely to be sacrificed on the flanks, meaning a move into the No 10 spot seems to be his future - a big responsibility for a team expecting to win every competition they enter. It could mean De Bruyne, not only having been usurped by Silva as City's record signing, will also have to be moved into a deeper role at the Etihad. Only time will tell. Certainly it is a statement of intent by City - Silva has been linked with rivals Manchester United. The blue half of Manchester have scooped the first big deal of the summer. Guardiola has been aware of him for a while, saying before City played Monaco that he had warned his players about Bernardo. He said: 'When you are attacking and lose the ball, normally the opponents attack with wingers, but they attack with Thomas Lemar, Bernardo Silva and Radamel Falcao. That's why it's so dangerous.' Whether he can immediately adapt to the Premier League is another matter - as previously mentioned, strength is not his highest attribute. He will have to adapt very quickly, and hit the weights in the City gym. Nevertheless, if he can do what he did against Spurs in the Champions League - where he picked up a loose pass, charged at Jan Vertonghen and struck sweetly with his left foot past Hugo Lloris - on a regular basis, then City may have got themselves a title winner.
