On July 4, 2010, Man City welcomed one of the world champions to “dock” Etihad for a fee of just £24 million. David Silva, possessing a modest height of 1m70, has just been crowned with Spain at the 2010 World Cup, starting his Premier League adventure in the skepticism of the half-blue Manchester fans.

However, after 10 years of fighting at Man City, the grown-up from Valencia training changed everyone’s mind when a midfielder with a modest height and slim figure, but liked to “dance”. ” in midfield   – an area that is always “hot” and requires terrible physicality like in the English Premier League.

David Silva is about to end a glorious 10-year journey at Man City. (Image: Getty).

11 titles with Man City including 4 Premier League titles (2012, 2014, 2018, 2019), two FA Cups (2011, 2019) and 5 League Cups (2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020) and countless Individual awards, and a simple, no-nonsense family life make David Silva a monument at Etihad.

Since his debut match against Tottenham in August 2010, David Silva has played a total of 301 matches for the Etihad Stadium team, scoring 57 goals, owning 90 assists. In the 10-year period (2010-2020), Silva is the leading player in terms of assists with 89, far ahead of the two people behind, respectively, Christian Eriksen (62) and Kevin de Bruyne (58).

Not only that, the player born in 1986 has released the most passes (18,278) and has the most assists (777) since his debut in the Premier League. Sergio Aguero alone has 21 goals from David Silva’s direct assists.

David Silva landed at Man City after stepping to the top of world glory with Spain at the 2010 World Cup (Image: Getty).

The time Silva arrived at Etihad was also the time when Man City was strongly reforming in terms of personnel and often “overstretched” in the transfer market. This is why the £24m signing has contributed so much over the past 10 years – David Silva is truly a ‘bargain’ with the green half of Manchester.

Along with Joe Hart, Vincent Kompany, Pablo Zabaleta and Yaya Toure, David Silva is the first “brick”, creating the foundation for a powerful “empire” Man City in the Premier League. And at Man City there are few players who have been as successful with the club as Silva in the past 10 years.

David Silva – monument at Etihad. (Image: Getty).

However, the glorious journey of the player born in the Canary Islands in Man City will end this summer, only that parting takes place “no trumpet, no drum”. At the age of 34, David Silva – if he is lucky he will be able to play the last matches to say goodbye to the Etihad Stadium team – but unfortunately in the stadium without an audience, without a single applause because of the Covid pandemic – 19.

When asked where Silva would like to place his statue at Etihad in a short question-and-answer video made by Man City’s television crew, the 1986-born player happily replied: “At the entrance, of course, but i’m just kidding. Actually, when I was asked this question and saw so many fans suggesting a statue of me on social media, I was extremely proud.”

The 34-year-old midfielder wants to end his career at the club he grew up in – Valencia. (Photo: Daily Mail).

When Roberto Mancini arrived at Man City, the first player this coach wanted to sign was David Silva. Over two generations of coaches from Manuel Pellegrini to the current Pep Guardiola, Silva still retains his role and position in the green half of Manchester.

And many people regret that the fairy tale “David Silva’s adventures in the Premier League” ended “no trumpet, no drum” because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Life, how many times ten years?./.