Spanish midfielder David Silva has agreed a two-year contract with Real Sociedad following his departure from Manchester City, the La Liga club announced on Monday.

Silva, 34, spent a decade with City and made his final appearance as a substitute in Saturday’s 3-1 defeat by Lyon in the Champions League quarter-finals. He is expected to join his new Sociedad team-mates in the coming days for pre-season training.

The 2020/21 La Liga campaign is scheduled to begin on September 12. Sociedad finished sixth last season to qualify for the Europa League.
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Silva won 11 domestic trophies in his time in Manchester and is widely regarded as one of the Premier League’s finest imports.

City said a statue will be erected next year in his honour, while a pitch at the club’s training ground will also be named after him.

Silva is the fourth-highest goalscorer in Spain’s history and sixth for all-time appearances, and was part of the squads which won the 2010 World Cup and two European Championships, in 2008 and 2012.
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