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Silva will leave Manchester City after winning the Champions League and six Premier League titles during his nine-year spell.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Published On 6 Apr 2026<\/span>6 Apr 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n Manchester City \u200c\u200ccaptain Bernardo Silva will leave the club \u2060\u2060at the \u2060\u2060end of the season, assistant manager Pep Lijnders has confirmed.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery good story comes to an end,\u201d Lijnders told reporters after City\u2019s 4-0 FA \u200c\u200cCup quarterfinal victory over Liverpool on Sunday.<\/p>\n list of 4 items<\/span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n \u201cI hope he enjoys the last months \u2013 there are only six weeks left \u2013 and has a good farewell. He deserves all that attention.\u201d<\/p>\n The 31-year-old Portugal international, who has \u2060\u2060won six Premier League titles and the Champions League during nine years at the Etihad \u2060\u2060Stadium, will depart as a free agent when his contract expires after the campaign concludes.<\/p>\n Pep Guardiola, who was serving a touchline suspension during the match, has previously described Silva \u2060\u2060as \u201cirreplaceable\u201d.<\/p>\n Silva joined City from AS Monaco \u2060\u2060in 2017 for a reported fee of about $57.35m and has since made 450 appearances for the club.<\/p>\n Known \u2060\u2060for his tactical versatility, superb technique and tireless work rate, the midfielder has \u2060\u2060been a cornerstone of City\u2019s \u2060\u2060side under Guardiola.<\/p>\n After winning the League Cup last month, City remain in contention for a domestic treble as the 2025-26 campaign enters \u200c\u200cits final weeks, despite trailing Premier League leaders Arsenal by nine points.<\/p>\n The Manchester club have a game \u200c\u200cin \u200c\u200chand and eight matches remaining to bridge the deficit.<\/p>\n Silva will become the second major player to leave the top four Premier League clubs this season, joining Liverpool legend Mohamed Salah<\/a>, who confirmed he will exit the defending champions in May.<\/p>\n The 33-year-old Egypt international confirmed the news via a video message on his social media accounts last month.<\/p>\n \u201cUnfortunately, the day has come. This is \u200c\u200cthe first part of my farewell,\u201d Salah said. \u201cI will be leaving Liverpool at the end of the season.\u201d<\/p>\n Signed from AS Roma in 2017, Salah established himself as one \u2060\u2060of the best players in the club\u2019s \u2060\u2060history, helping Liverpool to two Premier League titles, the Champions League, FIFA Club World Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FA Cup and two League Cups, as \u200c\u200cwell as an FA Community Shield.<\/p>\n He has scored 255 goals in 435 appearances, making him the club\u2019s all-time third \u200c\u200chighest \u200c\u200cgoal scorer, during which he won the Premier League Golden Boot on four occasions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nRecommended Stories <\/h2>\n
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