Manchester City's Bernardo Silva joined the Sky Blues in 2017. Photo by Adam Vaughan/EPA
April 16 (UPI) -- Longtime Manchester City midfielder Bernardo Silva will leave the club this summer, he announced Thursday on social media.
Silva's future was a subject of speculation throughout the 2025-26 season, the final year of his contract with the Sky Blues. The Portuguese soccer sensation joined the Premier League club in 2017.
He totaled 76 goals and 77 assists over 451 appearances for the Sky Blues
"Cityzens, when I arrived nine years ago, I was following a dream of a little boy, wanting to succeed in life, wanting to achieve great things," Silva wrote on X and Instagram.
