It's always sad when a legend waves goodbye but it's a heartache Manchester City have calloused themselves against in recent years.
Since Pep Guardiola took charge in 2016 a summer has not gone by without a beloved fan favourite, a player crucial to City's meteoric rise, leaving for pastures new.
Joe Hart was the first and then Pablo Zabaleta, Yaya Toure, Vincent Kompany, David Silva, Sergio Aguero and Fernandinho all followed.
Though perhaps brutal on the face of things, it has been an extremely smart strategy on City's part. They are not a club that dwells on sentiment and lives in the past.
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