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Updated: June 29, 2021

Man City To Keep Veteran Fernandinho For Another Year

By Oladimeji Balogun
June 29, 2021
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Fernandinho | Source: Gallo Images

Manchester City captain Fernandinho has signed a one-year contract which puts him at the club until 2022, the Etihad outfit confirmed said on Tuesday.

Fernandinho, 36, has played 350 games in all competitions for City since joining from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013 and helped the club win four Premier League trophies and six League Cups.

"In my head and my mind, the job is not done yet," said Fernandinho, who also won the Copa America with Brazil in 2019.

"And so that's why I decided to stay here another year and try to help the team and the club to achieve the goals that they're looking for.

"If I can keep doing the same way, leading them inside the pitch, off the pitch, to help them to improve and get better and to perform better during the games, I would be the happiest person there."

City will begin their Premier League title defense on August 15 when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur.