Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has hailed David Silva as a European giant.
Under Guardiola, the 33-year-old has won two Premier League titles, two League Cups and the FA Cup.
And the Spaniard has hailed his compatriot for making him "personally".
"Yes, that is what I read [about Silva leaving]. So we have to enjoy him in the year that he has left," Guardiola said at a Johan Cruyff Foundation event.
"He has been one of the greats not only in Spanish football, but in European football as well. He has played for 10 years in Manchester and it is not easy to perform in that league for someone with his qualities.
"He has done incredibly well. He helped me personally, he has helped us a lot in these three years we have been together.
"We have another year more and I hope we can live another good year together."
