By Ric Turner, Wed 29 April 2026 07:55
John Stones to leave at the end of the seasonDefender announces departure in emotional social media post
John Stones has announced that he will be leaving City after ten successful years at The Etihad.
The defender joined the Blues from Everton in 2016 for a fee of £47.5m, and has gone on to make 293 appearances for the club.
He is one of the most decorated players in the club's history, having won six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cups, five League Cups, three Community Shields, the Club World Cup and the Uefa Super Cup.
"It has been my home for the past 10 years and it will be my home for the rest of my life," he said in a post on Instagram.
"It has been a rollercoaster in many ways. I came as a kid and now leaving as a man - becoming a father, a husband and, on the pitch, a very fulfilled player.
"I lived all my dreams out and lifted all the things that I came here to achieve.
"At the start of my career here I never would thought I would be in this position. Firstly, to achieve everything but to have the love, the bond with everyone. Every dream has been smashed out of the park."
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