Tension in England As Manchester City Set to Lose Top Midfielder After 9 Seasons in EPL

• Fernandinho has decided not to extend his contract with Manchester City for a tenth year and will leave the Premier League champions at the end of the season
• The 36-year-old holding midfielder has featured for the Citizens sparingly this season and wants to return to his native Brazil
• Fernandinho has been one of the key players at Manchester City since joining from the EPL side from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013

Fernandinho has sent shock waves down the spine of all Manchester City supporters after revealing he is leaving the Premier League champions at the end of the season.

The 36-year-old Brazilian has seen his game time reduce drastically for Pep Guardiola’s team following the signing of Rodri into the City team.

According to a report via Spanish news outlet Marca, Fernandinho disclosed that his decision to leave the Citizens is based on the fact he wants more playing time which he couldn’t get at City.

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The news will come as a shock to the Manchester City team who are presently in Spain preparing for their UEFA Champions League quarter-final second-leg clash against Atletico Madrid.

Fernandinho has been an integral member of Manchester City’s success in recent years since joining the club from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013.

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Manchester City will hope to advance to the Champions League semi-final but will need to avoid defeat against Atletico Madrid following their 1-0 first-leg win at the Etihad Stadium.

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The Champions League encounter was a challenging one for Manchester City as the Etihad fans had to wait until the 70th minute before Kevin De Bruyne scored the goal that later turned out to be the winner.

Having sent Manchester United out in the round of 16, Atletico Madrid players travelled to the Etihad stadium with boosted morale and thoughts that they would be able to get a good result.