The 53-time Brazilian national team player Fernandinho joined Manchester City in 2013 from the Ukrainian club Shakhtar Donetsk.
However, the current season will be the last in light blue for the 36-year-old, who during a press conference says that he will leave at the end of the season.
-I want to play.
I will return home to Brazil, for sure, says the City captain.
The veteran has seen his playing time in the defensive midfield role decrease since the arrival of the Spaniard Rodris and has not started for City in over a month.
Came as a shock
However, Fernandinho's announcement comes as a surprise to coach Pep Guardiola.
-Oh, I knew nothing.
That's news to me.
I have not heard anything.
We'll see what happens.
I do not know what will happen.
He is so important, I will ask him, he says at a press conference.
Guardiola adds that Fernandinho has been an "incredible player for Manchester City" and that the last word has not yet been said.
-We can talk when the season is over.
Maybe it's about his family, maybe it's about getting more playing time.
I would love for him to stay.
Manchester City will face Atletico Madrid in the return match in the Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday night