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Manchester City<\/b><\/a> assistant manager Pep Lijnders has hinted midfielder Bernardo Silva’s nine-year spell at the club will end this summer, saying “every good story comes to an end”.<\/b><\/p>\n The 31-year-old’s contract expires at the end of the season. He has not yet signed an extension and has been linked with La Liga leaders Barcelona, Serie A side Juventus and clubs in America.<\/p>\n Lijnders was on media duty after Saturday’s 4-0 FA Cup quarter-final win<\/a> over Liverpool<\/a> with manager Pep Guardiola serving a touchline ban, and reflected on the importance of the Portuguese international to City.<\/p>\n “You never replace a player with the same kind of player because they don’t exist,” he said. <\/p>\n “Bernardo Silva is unique. The way he controls games, the way he moves, the way he receives, the way he leads, the way he sees the solutions. All these things.<\/p>\n “But it will be hard because, as I said, in the game, when he is not playing you will see how he is missed – and that’s one game. Imagine a season.<\/p>\n “But every good story comes to an end, and I hope he enjoys the last months – there are only six weeks – and has a good farewell. <\/p>\n “He deserves all that attention as well.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n