City snare Spain winger Silva

Spain international David Silva is looking forward to starting a new chapter in his career after agreeing to move from Valencia to Manchester City.

The 24-year-old has agreed a five-year contract at Eastlands and will officially become a City player when Spain's World Cup is over.

He told City's official website:"Firstly I would like to thank Valencia as a club and all of their loyal fans, and my team-mates there and staff.

"I have enjoyed six years at Valencia, they discovered me as a footballer and they will always be a special club for me.

"The time is right for me to seek a new challenge, and I am thrilled about playing in England with Manchester City. I believe the Premier League is one of the best competitions in the world and I want to bring success to City and win trophies for them.

"There has been a lot of speculation about me in the British and Spanish media, and I need to fully concentrate on playing for Spain in the World Cup.

"That is why my advisors have been dealing with City for me so that I can have my attentions only on South Africa and playing well for my national team."

Villa scored 25 goals in 144 appearances for Valencia after making his first-team debut for Los Che almost four years ago.

The left-sided midfielder made his international debut in November 2006 and has gone on to represent Spain on 37 occasions, including the 1-0 defeat to Switzerland in South Africa earlier this month.

City have already signed Jerome Boateng since the end of last season and are expected to confirm the capture of Barcelona's Yaya Toure shortly.Subscribe to Football FanCast News Headlines by Email