Bernardo Silva has been messaging Jack Grealish during the World Cup to keep their bromance bubbling.
And the Portuguese midfielder and Etihad team-mate Ruben Dias have been winding Grealish up about his habit of winning free-kicks. At the England camp in Al Wakrah, Grealish has spoken about Silva’s brilliance and his admiration for his Manchester City pal and it is clear the feeling is mutual.
After Portugal’s 6-1 last-16 thumping of Switzerland, Silva said: “I love Jack as well, he’s a great guy. I keep sending messages to Jack. The other game when he was brought on, I was filming Ruben and I was asking ‘how many fouls do you think Jack Grealish is going to win in these 25 minutes?!’