Silva signs new City deal and sets his sights on Champions League glory

David Silva has signed a new five-year contract at Manchester City - and set his sights on winning the Champions League.

       The Spanish international has followed captain Vincent Kompany and goalkeeper Joe Hart by committing his future to the club, and he will now remain at the Etihad Stadium until 2017.

Silva said: “I’m very pleased because I’ve been here for two years now and I feel very happy here at the club, in the city and with all the people. So now I’m delighted to be extending my contract and being here really does feel just like home for me.

“We’ve won the Premier League title and two other trophies too, and the team is growing and we are now aiming at the Champions League and so that also is another reason to want to stay here and try and win it. As I said, I feel very comfortable here and I want to try and win trophies like those.

“These last two years have gone very well and so let’s hope that the next five go as well or even better. The fans have always given me their support since I arrived here, and recently they‘ve been wanting me to sign, so hopefully this goes some way to thanking them for the affection they’ve shown towards me, something which also helped me decide to put pen to paper.”