Manchester City confirm Pablo Zabaleta exit
Pablo Zabaleta will leave Manchester City at the end of the season, the club have confirmed. Zabaleta and City have reached a mutual agreement that his contract, which ends in July, will not be extended. The Argentine signed for City from Espanyol in 2008, one day before the Abu Dhabi takeover, and has played a major role in establishing the club as one of the biggest in England. The announcement that he will leave the Etihad Stadium comes five years to the day since City clinched their first Premier League title against Queens Park Rangers, with Zabaleta scoring the opening goal in a famous 3-2 victory. In total the 32-year-old has won two Premier League titles, an FA Cup and two League Cups during his time in English football. "Pablo Zabaleta will leave City at the end of the season, bringing the curtain down on an incredible nine-year association with the Blues," the club wrote in a statement published on their official website. "The 58-times capped Arg...