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Fernandinho hints at Manchester City exit in 2021

Veteran defender Fernandinho suggests that he would like to return to his native Brazil when his contract at Manchester City expires in 2021.

Manchester City defender Fernandinho has acknowledged that he has ambitions to end his career in Brazil.

Fernandinho, who has spent the last seven years at the Etihad Stadium, has recently penned a contract which will keep him in the North-West until 2021.

However, having turned 35 in May, the centre-back has admitted that he wants to return to his homeland sooner rather than later.

Speaking to Gazeta do Povo, Fernandinho said: "I hope it doesn't take too long to happen, right? Because time goes by, our body changes too, so it gets a little complicated.

"I have another year of contract here, I will fulfil it, then we will sit down and talk to see what will happen in the future."

Fernandinho's preference would be to represent Athletico Paranaense, the team which he represented between 2002 and 2005.

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