Bernardo Silva to bid 'farewell' to Man City at end of 2025/26 season

Bernardo Silva to bid 'farewell' to Man City at end of 2025/26 season originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Bernardo Silva is set to leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of this season.

The 31-year-old midfielder's future has been the subject of sustained speculation over recent weeks, although this has done little to curtail a sustained run of superb individual form. Following the disappointment of his red card in the Champions League Round of 16 loss to Real Madrid , Silva led City to a 2-0 Carabao Cup final win over Arsenal last month — his first piece of silverware as club captain — and also impressed during Saturday's 4-0 FA Cup quarterfinal demolition of Liverpool . Pep Guardiola was serving a touchline ban for the Liverpool game, meaning his assistant Pep Lijnders spoke at the post-match news conference.

In light of recent reports that Silva will leave, Lijnders was asked about the hypothetical situation of trying to replace a player so integral to the team. In his answer, the Dutch coach essentially revealed we are no longer talking hypotheticals. "It will be hard because, as I said, in [any] game when he is not playing, you will see how he is missed, and that's one game.

Imagine a season! " Lijnders said. "But every good story comes to an end, and I hope he enjoys the last months — there are only six weeks — and has a good farewell.