Manchester City have now announced the departure of Scott Carson.
The 39-year-old initially arrived at the Etihad Stadium on loan from Derby County in 2019 before his move was made permanent in June 2021, going on to make just two appearances under Pep Guardiola.
However, the Englishman has been an influential figure behind the scenes, using his experience to help others as Manchester City hoovered up 12 trophies with the Whitehaven-born glovesman on board.
Now, John Stones and Kyle Walker have sent messages to Scott Carson – along with Stefan Ortega – after Manchester City announced the news.
What Manchester City stars have sent to Scott Carson
The Leeds United academy graduate is clearly a popular man at the Etihad Stadium.
Firstly, Ortega wrote: “The best! Thanks for all your support during my time here. We will miss you.”
Stones then quickly followed the German’s heartfelt message by simply writing “what a guy” after hearing Carson is set to leave.
Walker then added that the Manchester City No.33 is “one of a kind” as he prepares to leave when his contract officially expires at the end of June.
Ruben Dias and Nathan Ake also responded, solely posting a heart emoji each with no words.
Hugo Viana already knows who he wants to replace Scott Carson
Hugo Viana has made an impressive start to life as Director of Football after replacing Txiki Begiristain, with deals for Tijjani Reijnders, Rayan Cherki and Rayan Ait-Nouri already close to completion.
The evidently organised Portuguese negotiator has also already made a decision on who should replace Carson, as Manchester City now prepare a bid for Marcus Bettinelli of Chelsea.
John Stones and Kyle Walker could follow
Interestingly, the two England internationals could soon follow Carson out of the Etihad Stadium.
Everton want to sign Stones, who Manchester City are open to selling after an injury-hit 2024/25 campaign, where he made just six Premier League starts.
Guardiola also wants to sell Walker after loaning him to AC Milan for the second half of last season, where the right-back failed to impress enough for the Italian giants to pursue a permanent deal.
