On the same day that David Silva tweeted his farewell to Manchester City supporters, La Liga outfit Real Sociedad confirmed the signing of the 34-year-old midfielder via a free transfer. SIPA USA

Real Sociedad confirm David Silva signing

By Zac Wassink | Last updated Aug 17, 2020 8:07 PM ET

On the same day that David Silva tweeted his farewell to Manchester City supporters, La Liga outfit Real Sociedad confirmed the signing of the 34-year-old midfielder via a free transfer.

Thank you @ManCity pic.twitter.com/HPaDjSrleR
— David Silva (@21LVA) August 17, 2020

ℹ️ OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT| We are delighted to announce the signing of @21lva. The player joins Real as a free agent until June 30, 2022.#WelcomeDavid #AurreraReala pic.twitter.com/PtqIkt4nJR
— Real Sociedad (@RealSociedadEN) August 17, 2020

Silva is signed through the end of the 2021-22 season.

Silva joined City in the summer of 2010 and, as noted by ESPN, he won 11 major trophies and four Premier League titles while with the club. The former Spanish international named Manchester City 2016-17 Player of the Season will be honored with a statue placed outside of City's Etihad Stadium that will be unveiled in 2021.

Silva was previously linked with Lazio of the Italian Serie A:

Instead, however, he chose the club that finished the 2019-20 campaign sixth in the La Liga table.

Zac Wassink

Zac Wassink is a longtime sports news writer and PFWA member who began his career in 2006 and has had his work featured on Yardbarker, MSN, Yahoo Sports and Bleacher Report. He is also a football and futbol aficionado who is probably yelling about Tottenham Hotspur at the moment and who chanted for Matt Harvey to start the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2015 World Series at Citi Field. You can find him on X at @ZacWassink

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