Manchester City are planning to make David Silva captain for his final season with the club.

The Spanish midfielder has ­reiterated his intention to quit the Premier League champions when his contract expires next summer.

Manager Pep Guardiola is planning to give him the send-off he feels he deserves after a decade of service by handing him the ­skipper's armband, says the Mirror.

Silva, 33 , will succeed fellow City icon Vincent Kompany, after the Belgian ­decided to become player/manager of former club Anderlecht back home in Belgium having led the Blues to English football's first ever domestic Treble last season.

Kompany's departure means Silva is now the club's longest-serving player, having arrived in 2010 from La Liga side Valencia for £24million weeks after he had helped Spain win the World Cup in South Africa.