A number of Manchester City stars past and present – alongside their wives and girlfriends – hit the town on Tuesday evening for Bernardo Silva and John Stones’ leaving party.
Midfielder Silva will depart City after nine years in the summer, and the likes of Phil Foden, alongside wife Rebecca Cooke, were present to say goodbye to the club captain and defender Stones, who joined in 2016.
Former Man City skipper Kyle Walker, who played for the club between 2017 and 2025 before leaving for relegated Burnley, was also present, though didn’t appear to have partner Annie Kilner with him.
It is understood that the team gathered at Louis Night Club in Manchester City Centre on Tuesday evening. The party lasted around five-and-a-half hours, with the stars arriving at 8pm and the last leaving at 1:30am.
Also present was midfielder Mateo Kovacic, who walked into the venue alongside wife Izabel. They were joined by the likes of England goalkeeper James Trafford and former Arsenal star Kolo Toure, who works on manager Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff.
Silva, meanwhile, was driven home by club and country team-mate Ruben Dias in his Lamborghini Urus 4×4 – the distance to his apartment understood to be just 150 yards. According to reports, when it was pointed out to a member of staff that Silva could have walked home, they replied: ‘I don’t think he was capable.’
Manchester City stars, including Phil Foden (right) alongside wife Rebecca (left), enjoyed a night out for Bernardo Silva’s leaving party
Former City defender Kyle Walker was in attendance despite leaving the club for Burnley at the start of the season
A member of staff reportedly said they didn’t think Silva (left) was ‘capable’ of walking home
Foden, who was kitted out in a white shirt with denim jeans and a blue jacket, is understood to have left the venue just before 10pm, joined by Cooke, the mother of his three children, who donned a white vest top and white clutch bag.
England’s Marc Guehi was seen leaving at 10:30pm, and star striker Erling Haaland was in attendance alongside girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen. Rather than posing for the camera, though, the duo hid in the back of a £400,000 Maybach Mercedes S Class to avoid photos.
A number of other players left in blacked out vans via the bin room.
Marcus Bettinelli, Nicolas Gonzales, Matheus Nunes, Rayan Ait Nouri, Abdukodir Khusanov, Tijjani Reijnders, Nathan Ake and Rodri were all also seen to be in attendance.
Stones, meanwhile, was not spotted, nor was wife Olivia Naylor, but the photo booth branding read: ‘Bernardo and John.’
Reijnders’ wife, Marina, shared a snap of herself alongside the midfielder and Silva, as well as Ake and WAGs Kaylee Ake and Silva’s wife, Ines. The caption had six blue love hearts.
It was a night of celebration for Silva’s service to City, which has seen him win 18 major trophies at the club. He revealed last month that he would be leaving at the end of the season – an announcement soon followed by the same from Stones.
Those accolades include the Champions League and six Premier League titles, while the club are also chasing a seventh for the midfielder – though they are up against it.
A number of photos of the players and their partners having a good time were shared on their Instagram accounts
City had closed to gap to rivals Arsenal to zero in the league table after beating them last month, but drew with Everton on Monday to tilt the race back into Arsenal’s favour.
The Gunners are five points clear in the standings with three games to play. City, in second, have four games remaining.
