A Manchester City youngster who has not yet featured for the club appears to have inadvertently revealed that Fernandinho will leave at the end of this season.
Yan Couto, a Brazilian full back currently on loan at Girona, claimed that the central midfielder is set to run down his contract at the Etihad Stadium.
Fernandinho, who joined City from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2013, has not yet confirmed his future plans.
Couto signed for City in July and said on Thursday: 'I stayed there for a week.