HEARTFELT MESSAGE FROM EL MAGO

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“EKSKLUSIF: ABSEN PARADE TROFI, PESAN ‘EL MAGO’ INI BIKIN BAPER MAKSIMAL”

Playmaker Manchester City harus absen parade trofi Liga Primer karena putranya lahir Prematur Desember lalu dan harus kembali ke Spanyol.

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David Silva menyampaikan salam dan pesan mendalam kepada pelatihnya Pep Guardiola dan semua Cityzens karena tidak dapat menghadiri pesta parade Trofi karena harus menemani anaknya yang masih dalam pengawasan medis.

Selain absen dalam sorak sorai di atas bis parade, Si Penyihir juga tidak bermain dalam dua laga terakhir musim ini.

Silva bahkan harus bolak balik ke Spanyol setelah putranya Mateo lahir premature Desember lalu.

“Hai semuanya, saya ingin meminta maaf karena tidak dapat merayakan gelar dengan kalian semua hari ini.” Tulis Silva dalam layar raksasa di Deansgate.

“Saya ingin berterima kasih kepada para fans, tim saya, staff, klub, dan terutama pelatih yang memahami situasi saya.”

“Anda adalah manusia paling luhur dan selamanya saya berhutang banyak kepada anda terimakasih banyak.”

Silva juga tidak lupa memberi salam penghormatan kepada Yaya Toure, yang bergabung ke City bersamanya namun akan meninggalkan City musim panas ini setelah 8 musim bersama City dengan enam gelar di tangannya.

“Dan akhirnya saya punya sesuatu untuk Yaya: Saya pernah bilang senang bermain dengan anda sahabat,” Ujar Silva. “Saya akan menceritakan anak saya bahwa saya pernah bermain dengan pemain terbaik Afrika. Saya ucapkan semoga sukses.”

Silva melanjutkan: “Dan untuk semuanya, nikmati mala mini, kalian semua layak mendapatkannya. Kepada rekan setim saya, semoga sukses di Piala Dunia, kita bertemu disana. Dan buat semuanya yang ada disana, sampai jumpa musim depan.”

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Silva's son Mateo was born extremely prematurely in December and the midfielder has been back and forth to Spain during the second half of the season

David Silva sent a heartfelt message of gratitude to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola as he missed the club's title parade to spend time with his prematurely-born son.

City's players laughed and chanted during Monday night's open-top bus celebration but Silva, who missed the Blues' final two games of the campaign, wasn't in attendance.

The midfielder is back in Spain with his family and has spent much of his time there during the second half of the season after son Mateo was born prematurely in December.

"Hi everyone, I want to apologise for not being able to celebrate the title with you today," Silva said in a message shown on a big screen on Deansgate.

"I want to say thank you to the fans, my teammates, the staff, the club and especially to the manager for understanding my situation.

"You are a top human being and I will be indebted to you forever so thank you very much."

The Spaniard went on to pay tribute to departing midfielder Yaya Toure, who joined the club at the same time as him but is leaving this summer after eight seasons and six trophies in City blue.

"Finally I want to say something to Yaya: I told you the other day that it was a pleasure to play with you, my friend," Silva said. "I can say to my son that I played with the best African player ever. I wish you the best of luck."

He continued: "Finally I want to say to everyone, enjoy tonight, you deserve it. To my teammates, I want to wish you the best of luck for the World Cup, I'll see you there. And the rest of the people there tonight, I'll see you next season."

♣♦JONI KEMPET♥♠