Former Manchester City star Fernandino returned to his first club, Athletico Paranaense, 17 years after leaving Brazil.

Fernandinho, 37, left Manchester City at the end of last season after winning a trophy at Etihad Stadium and winning his fifth Premier League title in nine years.

Former City Captain, who has played 383 times in the club, will return to his hometown of Brazil to play at Athletico Paranaense, which he represented from 2002 to 2005.

There were many suggestions from various clubs in Brazil and abroad," Fernandinho said at the unveiling on Monday.

But the wisest decision was to go home now and do our best here at Athletico.

Athletico Paranaense is coached by former Chelsea coach and world champion Luiz Felipe Scolari, who joined the team in May. Fernandino left the Brazilian side in 2005 for his first European adventure with Shaktor Donetsk.

He spent eight years in Ukraine, winning six titles in the country and winning the 2009 UEFA Cup.


Midfielder joined Citi in 2013 and won the first of five Premier League titles during his debut season.

He won the EFL Cup six times and the FA Cup once, but failed to get the Champions League trophy and approached when Citi lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the final in 2021. did.

With the support of the young Rodri by Spanish tacticians, the defensive midfielder played a small role on the side of Pep Guardiola last season, starting just 17 games in all tournaments. Fernão Dino, who won 53 times in Brazil, was successful in Selecao and won the 2019 Copa America in his home country.

The Brazilian returned to the country with an unfinished business after playing 72 games in Athletico and scoring 14 goals.

Athletico is currently third on the table, five points behind the leader and Copa Libertadores winner Palmeiras.

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