Man City captain Bernardo Silva to leave at end of season, reveals Pep Lijnders

[p]The 31-year-old [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sporting-cp/tljXuHBC/"]Portugal[/a] international, who has won ‌six Premier League titles and the ‌Champions League during a nine-year spell ‌at the Etihad Stadium, will depart as ‌a free agent when his contract expires after the campaign concludes.[/p][p][b]"Every good story comes ‌to an end,"[/b] Lijnders told ⁠reporters after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]‌City[/a]'s [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/liverpool-lId4TMwf/manchester-city-Wtn9Stg0/?mid=rmHHwXNs"]4-0[/a] FA Cup quarter-final victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/liverpool/lId4TMwf/"]Liverpool[/a]. [b]"I ​hope he enjoys the last months - there are only six weeks ​left - and has a good farewell. He deserves all that attention."[/b][/p][embed guid="1c61e5df-462e-46bb-a66f-83b982e42a37" url="https://x.com/FabrizioRomano/status/2040904979687321772" social-type="twitter" /][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/guardiola-pep/hxNijWrJ/"]Pep Guardiola[/a], who ⁠was serving a ​touchline suspension during the match, has previously described [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/silva-bernardo/lUg03qcR/"]Silva[/a] as "irreplaceable".[/p][p]Silva joined City from [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/monaco/2PIvr8o4/"]AS Monaco[/a] in 2017 for a ‌reported fee of about £43.5million and has since made 450 appearances for the club. Known for his tactical versatility, superb technique and tireless work rate, the midfielder has been a cornerstone of City's side under Guardiola.[/p][p]After winning the League Cup last month, ‌City remain in contention for a ​domestic treble as the 2025/26 campaign enters ‌its final weeks, despite trailing Premier League leaders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Arsenal[/a] by nine points. The Manchester club have a game in hand and eight matches remaining ⁠to bridge ⁠the deficit.[/p]