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Bernardo Silva has confirmed his departure from Manchester City successful May, pinch nan skipper saying he will cherish nan bequest he helped build successful 9 years astatine nan nine wherever he won nan 2022-23 treble and a grounds 4 consecutive titles.
Silva joined City from Monaco successful July 2017 for £43.5m and has been a cardinal personnel of nan generational occurrence of Pep Guardiola’s team, winning six Premier League titles, 2 FA Cups, 5 League Cups, nan Champions League and 2 Fifa Club World Cups. Including nan Community Shield, nan Portuguese has 19 honours pinch City
His 451 appearances are nan astir of immoderate subordinate nether Guardiola, who made him skipper this season. He has scored 76 goals and made 77 assists.
Silva, 31, said: “When I arrived 9 years ago, I was pursuing a dream of a small boy, wanting to win successful life, wanting to execute awesome things. This metropolis and this nine gave maine overmuch much than that. What we won and achieved together is simply a bequest that will everlastingly beryllium cherished successful my heart. The centurions [the 100-point title-winners of 2017-18], nan home quadruple, nan treble, nan four-in-a-row and overmuch much – it wasn’t that bad.
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“To nan fans, your unconditional support passim nan years is thing that I will ne'er forget. My main extremity arsenic a subordinate was to ever play pinch passion truthful you guys could consciousness proud and good represented connected nan pitch. I arrived arsenic a Man City player, I time off arsenic 1 much of you, a Man City protagonist for life. Keep supporting this young squad and I’m beautiful judge they will bring you a batch of caller awesome memories successful nan future.
“To nan club, Pep, nan unit and each my teammates these 9 years, convey you for each nan memories and for letting maine beryllium a portion of this travel for truthful long. The ambiance we created each time successful nan training crushed made maine consciousness astatine location and a portion of a large family. Let’s bask these past weeks and conflict for what this play still brings us.”
Silva will beryllium fixed an charismatic farewell, nan nine said.
