Watching Kevin De Bruyne bid an emotional farewell to the Etihad last summer, Manchester City supporters will wave goodbye to yet another of their modern era icons this month.
Helping Pep Guardiola’s side to an eighth FA Cup crown at Wembley on Saturday afternoon as they Sky Blues clinched a late 1-0 victory against historic rivals Chelsea, Bernardo Silva has announced that he will be drawing a line under nine-year spell at the Etihad.
Although the Portuguese superstar might have his sole focus fixed on trying to help City complete a real miracle over the next week and somehow recapture their Premier League crown, discussions over his future have certainly intensified over the past few weeks.
With just one more appearance at the Etihad pencilled in for next weekend as City sign off the 2025/26 campaign with a showdown against Europa League finalists Aston Villa, Silva will be hoping to have his next adventure sorted before jetting off to this summer’s World Cup in North America.
While Silva might have stated that he has no interest in playing for another Premier League and confirming that he will also bid a farewell to England’s elite, there has been plenty of speculation as to where City’s playmaking superstar will end up ahead of the 2026/27 campaign.
Silva leaves Manchester as a modern era icon
Although there might have been plenty of speculation over the past few years regarding Silva’s position at the Etihad, Guardiola appointed the 31-year-old as his official club captain this season and the Portuguese playmaker has cemented his spot as a modern era icon in the blue half of Manchester.
Cementing his spot as a major fan favourite since arriving from Monaco for a reported fee of £43million way back in 2017, Silva has been one of the key factors in City’s decade of dominance.
Leading City out at Wembley on Saturday afternoon and helping the Citizens to a history-making eighth FA Cup crown thanks to a nervy 1-0 victory against Chelsea, that was remarkably the 16th major honour that the one-time Benfica starlet has claimed during his nine-year spell at the Etihad.
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