Manchester City’s David Silva says prematurely-born son ‘fighting day by day’
Spaniard reveals his recent absence has been because baby son Mateo born ‘extremely preterm’
Manchester City’s Spanish international forward David Silva missed four matches recently because his prematurely-born baby son is fighting for his life, he revealed on Wednesday.
The 31-year-old – who returned to the runaway Premier League leaders starting line-up for the 3-1 win over Watford after missing four matches – thanked everyone for their support on his Twitter account.
“Also I want to share with you the birth of my son Mateo, who was born extremely preterm and is fighting day by day with the help of the medical team,” he tweeted.
City manager Pep Guardiola, who allowed Silva to miss his side’s league games with Tottenham, Newcastle and Crystal Palace and their League Cup win over Leicester, said Silva’s priority should be his family.
“He’s free to stay or leave, it depends,” Guardiola said. “He wants to stay because he enjoys it a lot, but family is the most important thing in life.