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David Silva has declared himself over the ankle injury that wrecked his season for Manchester City.

Ahead of Euro 2016 and Pep Guardiola’s arrival at the Etihad, the 30-year-old playmaker believes he is back to full fitness.

Silva was dogged by ankle problems ever since suffering the initial injury playing for Spain in October.

He was forced to play through the pain barrier before missing the end of the campaign - including City’s Champions League semi final second leg against Real Madrid.

With Guardiola planning on bringing in a host of new signings this summer, Silva is set to face more competition than ever for regular starting place under the new manager.

But he insists he has fully recovered and plans to lead Spain’s bid to win the European Championships for the third time in succession.

“I feel much better and I am very eager to play with Spain and to play great matches,” Silva told the Mirror.

“It will be a very competitive and great tournament.

“It will not be easy to repeat the past successes, because there are very strong teams at the European Championships.

“Winning this championship three times in a row is a complicated challenge, but we will try.”