In a press conference, Fernandinho announced on Tuesday his departure from Manchester City at the end of the season. His coach Josep Guardiola did not hide his surprise when he heard the news a few minutes later.
Guardiola learned of his player’s departure in a press conference
373 games, 25 goals, 32 assists, 13 trophies… Fernandinho has known almost everything with Manchester City since his arrival in 2013. And, 37, the defensive midfielder believes that the time has soon come to turn the page.
Fernandinho announces his departure
In a press conference on Tuesday, the day before the Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid (1-0 success for City in the first leg), the Brazilian announced that he will leave the club at the end of his contract in June, after nine years in England. Starting only 6 times in the Premier League this season, the player wants to return to Brazil to find more playing time as his career draws to a close.
I want to play. I will return to Brazil, that’s for sure. I made this decision with my family announced the former Shakhtar Donetsk player. It’s the same as last season, he continued. I don’t play much but I take care of the other players and try to help as much as I can, on or off the pitch. Last season, Manchester City managed to extend the Londrina native by a year despite an already declining playing time. This will obviously not be the case in the coming weeks. To the chagrin of Josep Guardiola.
Guardiola didn’t know…
The coach of the Citizens, who succeeded his player in front of the media, learned the news from the mouth of a journalist. Oh ! Guardiola first exclaimed, causing some laughter in the room. I did not know. You just told me the news he continued, thus confirming that his astonishment was not feigned. I don’t know what will happen. He is so important to me. But it’s up to him to decide. (…) We will talk about it at the end of the season. Maybe it’s a family decision.
Hired 40 million euros in 2013, Fernandinho won four English championships (2014, 2018, 2019, 2021), six times the League Cup (2014, 2016, 2018, 2021), an FA Cup (2019) and two Community Shield (2018, 2019) under the colors of Manchester City. Before leaving, the player form Athletico Paranaense still has the opportunity to add a Champions League to this beautiful list.
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