- Man City Bernardo Silva has separated from his model girlfriend Alicia Verrando
- The pair met in France while Silva was playing for Monaco
- The 24-year-old Silva is among Man City's top performers in the current campaign
Manchester City star Bernardo Silva has parted ways with his model girlfriend Alicia Verrando.
According to a UK Sun report citing renowned Portuguese daily Correio da Manha, the pair decided to put a stop to the 24-month old relationship due to distance issues following Alicia’s move to the UK.
A close pal of the Man City star confirmed to the Portuguese newspaper that the 24-year-old midfielder is no longer dating the model.
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"In recent times, they were dating from a distance and it was not easy to maintain the relationship in this way, so Bernardo decided to end it.”
Interestingly, Alicia, who studied international business at California State University, is a qualified linguist a she speaks languages like Portuguese and French, moved to Manchester after Bernardo’s switch to the Premier League.
Interestingly, the Portuguese midfielder spoke of how he wowed the model, before they agreed to date.
“From the age of four or five I studied in a British college in Portugal, so I got my basis of the language there.
“But I have been improving my language because my girlfriend is French and in the beginning we only spoke English.
“I think it will help me at City. I have come here because I think I can improve in a lot of ways,” Bernardo was quoted as saying in a chat after arriving at Etihad.
At the last count, the Portuguese has netted five goals after starting eight matches out of Man City’s nine Premier League fixtures, so far
But on the other hand, no one exactly knows where Alicia is currently, residing.
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However, her Linkedin page reveals she is presently, working with a Manchester-based PR firm.
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously had reported that Alicia Verrando is Manchester City midfielder's heartthrob Bernardo Silva and they both met when Monaco won Ligue 1 in 2016.
The half-French, half-Portuguese beauty is working in the marketing department for Les Monegasques, while studying towards a degree in business.
The 24-year-old beauty who grew up in Monte Carlo, Monaco, would later get a full-time job with the club as a project manager.
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