The end of his career was certainly approaching, but David Silva could hardly think of a more cruel way to end it. Sad news comes from Spain, especially for the player himself, because as Relevo writes, the experienced Real Sociedad midfielder has decided to retire from football due to a serious knee injury.Silva picked up the injury in training earlier this week and detailed tests later revealed that the former Manchester City player had torn the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Aware of the severity of the injury, but also of the fact that at his age – he is 38 years old – the recovery is quite complicated and long and that it will be very difficult for him to be able to play at the same level again after it, the Spaniard estimated that it is time to hang up his football boots on a peg.🚨 David Silva will retire from football aged 37 after suffering an anterior cruciate ligament during a Real Sociedad training session this week. [@La_SER] pic.twitter.com/FqOgb8LQAv— Football Talk (@FootballTalkHQ) July 22, 2023 Thus, instead of playing with the Spanish team in the Champions League, which he secured last season, Silva will have to end his 19-year senior career. He started it in Valencia, and before moving to Manchester City, he played in Eibar and Celta. He left by far the biggest mark at the Etihad, in around ten years he won 14 trophies with the Cityzens, including four English championship titles.In the summer of 2020, he put an end to a ten-year episode in Manchester and as a City legend returned to his homeland by signing for Sociedad. In three seasons at the Basque club, Silva played 93 games, scored seven, set up another 18 goals and helped his team return to the Champions League after ten years. He was supposed to play another season and retire after the contract expires (in the summer of 2024). At least that was the plan. However, life doesn’t always go according to plan, and Silva learned that the hard way…##NAJAVA_MECA_7383464##In addition to the aforementioned clubs, one of the best Premier League playmakers in this century also played 125 games for the Spanish senior national team, with which he won one World Cup and two European Championships, and with 35 goals he is the fourth best scorer in the history of the Red Fury behind David Villa (59), Raul (44) and Fernando Torres (38).
