David Silva has said Real Sociedad's style of play and family considerations led him to select the Basque side as his next destination instead of Lazio.
After 10 hugely successful years at Manchester City, Silva left England as a free agent with plenty of clubs around the world showing interest.
Lazio appeared to be in pole position to land the 34-year-old but in an unexpected move, Silva signed with Sociedad on a two-year contract on Monday.
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The move angered the Serie A side, who believed they had done enough to seal a move for the Spaniard.