David Silva has revealed that he could leave Manchester City in two years’ time to join Las Palmas in his homeland of Gran Canaria.

Silva’s motivation for moving to Las Palmas, who were relegated from La Liga last year, is because he wants his son Mateo to grow up on the same island as he did.

In a wide-ranging interview with the BBC, Silva spoke candidly about the ordeal of seeing his son struggle through the first few months of his life after he was born 15 weeks prematurely last December. The midfielder admits that it was tough travelling back and forth from England to the hospital in Valencia where Mateo battled for his life while his mother, Silva’s partner Yessica, sat by his bedside.