Silva to leave Man City at end of season
Published on Monday, 6 April 2026 at 10:30 am
Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva will leave the club when his contract expires at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on a nine-year Etihad tenure that has yielded six Premier League titles and one Champions League crown.
Assistant manager Pep Lijnders confirmed the departure after Saturday’s 4-0 FA Cup win over Liverpool, telling reporters that “every good story comes to an end” and warning that the 31-year-old Portuguese midfielder cannot be replaced like-for-like. “You never replace a player with the same kind of player, because they don’t exist. Bernardo Silva is unique,” Lijnders said, standing in for Pep Guardiola who was serving a touchline suspension.
Barcelona and Juventus remain keen to sign Silva on a free transfer this summer, while Saudi Arabian and MLS interest has also been mooted. Silva has yet to decide his next destination.
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LiverpoolSince arriving in 2017Silva has become the embodiment of Guardiola’s City: technically sharptactically malleableand relentless in work rate. Guardiola has previously lauded the midfielder’s intuitiongame controland leadershipqualities that turned him from Monaco import into club captain and serial winner.
Source: skysports
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