Midfielder Keisuke Honda said on Twitter on Sunday he will be departing AC Milan at the end of the season, bringing an end to a difficult stint at the Italian giant that was characterized by frustratingly limited playing time.

But the 30-year-old Japan international refused to go quietly, scoring his first — and probably last — goal of the Serie A season as AC Milan beat Bologna 3-0 at the San Siro on Sunday. His last game in Milan's famous black and red uniform will come against Cagliari on May 28.

"My dearest Milan supporters, thank you. It has been a challenging 3½ years but because of that I have been able to grow as a person," he wrote in Italian shortly after the team secured its place in next season's Europa League with a sixth-place Serie A finish.