Published: April 12, 2022 1:23 PM
Last update: April 12, 2022 4:54 p.m.
Veteran Manchester City midfielder Fernandinho has announced he is leaving Manchester City, after 9 years with the Citizens.
The Brazilian number 6, who is also the club’s captain, has been limited to just 6 Premier League starts this season thanks to the form of Rodri, signed to be his replacement, and his contract expires at the end of this season. campaign.
And it is that, after accumulating 373 games and counting on the Manchester team, the 36-year-old player has revealed that he plans to leave the club this summer and return to his native Brazil to finish his career.
‘I want to play. I will go back to Brazil, for sure. I have decided with my family, it is the most important thing for me’, the midfielder told the media before his team’s second leg with Atlético de Madrid, where the Citizens have a slight advantage of 1 goal.
🚨 Fernandinho announces that he will leave Manchester City at the end of the season.
He is not going to sign a new contract: “I want to play. I will go back to Brazil, for sure. I have decided with my family, it is the most important thing for me”, said Fernandinho. 🔵🇧🇷 #MCFC pic.twitter.com/UbQK0erSQ3
– Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 12, 2022
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Fernandinho has been with the club since its second title under new ownership in 2014, and has won 11 trophies, including 6 League Cups.
However, while they failed to defend their trophy in that competition this time, they are still on course for a possible historic treble, in the FA Cup semi-finals, as well as being on pole position in both Champions League quarters. final and the Premier League.
It would be a fitting farewell for his club captain if he could lift the first European treble an English side have achieved since 1999 as their final Sky Blue act.
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| # | Team | parliamentary | D | P |
| one | manchester city | 31 | 52 | 74 |
| two | Liverpool F.C. | 31 | 57 | 73 |
| 3 | chelsea football club | 30 | 41 | 62 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur | 31 | 19 | 57 |
| 5 | FC Arsenal | 30 | 9 | 54 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 32 | 9 | 51 |
| 7 | manchester united | 31 | 7 | 51 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 32 | 5 | 49 |
| 9 | city of leicester | 29 | -3 | 40 |
| 10 | crystal Palace | 31 | 3 | 37 |
| eleven | Brighton and Hove Albion | 31 | -9 | 37 |
| 12 | Aston-Villa | 31 | -4 | 36 |
| 13 | Brentford FC | 32 | -9 | 36 |
| 14 | Southampton F.C. | 31 | -fifteen | 36 |
| fifteen | Newcastle United | 31 | -twenty | 3. 4 |
| sixteen | Leeds United | 32 | -30 | 33 |
| 17 | Everton F.C. | 30 | -19 | 28 |
| 18 | Burnley F.C. | 30 | -19 | 24 |
| 19 | Watford F.C. | 31 | -31 | 22 |
| twenty | norwich city | 31 | -43 | twenty-one |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Muhammad | Liverpool F.C. | twenty |
| Son, Heungmin | Tottenham Hotspur | 17 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool F.C. | fifteen |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool F.C. | 13 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 12 |
| Tony, Ivan | Brentford FC | 12 |
| Ronaldo, Christian | manchester united | 12 |
| DeBruyne, Kevin | manchester city | eleven |
| Zaha, Wilfried | crystal Palace | eleven |
| mount, mason | chelsea football club | 10 |
| Mahrez, Riyadh | manchester city | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | manchester city | 10 |
| raphinha | Leeds United | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | city of leicester | 10 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 9 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | manchester united | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford F.C. | 9 |
| So Bukayo | FC Arsenal | 9 |
| Pukki, Teemu | norwich city | 9 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | FC Arsenal | 9 |
| Player | Team | red cards | yellow cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 9 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston-Villa | 0 | 9 |
| Brown Hill, Josh | Burnley F.C. | 0 | 9 |
| McCominay, Scott | manchester united | 0 | 9 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton and Hove Albion | 0 | 9 |
| Firpo, Junior | Leeds United | 0 | 9 |
| Salisu, Mohamed | Southampton F.C. | 0 | 8 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford F.C. | 0 | 7 |
| Gallagher, Connor | crystal Palace | 0 | 8 |
| Pogba, Paul | manchester united | one | 7 |
| Moreno, Rodrigo | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston-Villa | 0 | 8 |
| McGinn, John | Aston-Villa | 0 | 8 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley F.C. | 0 | 8 |
| Shaw, Lucas | manchester united | 0 | 8 |
| Bednarek, Jan | Southampton F.C. | 0 | 8 |
| Romeo, Oriole | Southampton F.C. | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granite | FC Arsenal | one | 7 |
| Maguire, Harry | manchester united | 0 | 7 |
| Romero, Christian | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 8 |
| Player | Team | assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool F.C. | 12 |
| Salah, Muhammad | Liverpool F.C. | eleven |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool F.C. | 10 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur | 9 |
| Pogba, Paul | manchester united | 9 |
| mount, mason | chelsea football club | 8 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexander | FC Arsenal | 7 |
| Mbeumo, Bryan | Brentford FC | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | manchester city | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | city of leicester | 7 |
| I cancel, Joao | manchester city | 7 |
| Son, Heungmin | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Fernandez, Bruno | manchester united | 6 |
| Antony, Michael | West Ham United | 6 |
| Benrahma said | West Ham United | 6 |
| James, Reese | chelsea football club | 6 |
| Kulusevsky, Dejan | Tottenham Hotspur | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford F.C. | 5 |
| So Bukayo | FC Arsenal | 5 |