Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva says he wants to return to Benfica at some stage in his career.

Silva joined his hometown at the age of seven and broke into the first-team when he was 19.

The Portugal international has since become a superstar at Monaco and Manchester City, but Benfica still holds a special place in his heart.

"I don't know how to answer that," Silva told Bleacher Report.

"What I can tell you is not in one, two, three or four years, for sure, because I am in a great club.

"I am enjoying my career a lot, I don't want to go back now but I don't want to go when I'm too old. I want to go help my team when I am in a good physical condition. I don't know the exact age - not too old but not now.

"I'll explain a bit more why I want to do that. I'm a Benfica fan, I used to go to all the games with my dad so my dream was always to play for Benfica and when I was 19 and playing for the second team I didn't have the opportunity to play for the first team because the manager didn't want me there or think I was able to play for the first team.

"It was a huge disappointment for me to have to leave, go to Monaco to have a good career. Because I've never played for my team, I have this gap in my heart and I need to fill it. Not now, obviously, but if they want me there I definitely want to go back to Benfica one day."