Pri Manchester Cityju so se poklonili nekdanjemu članu akademije Jeremyju Wistnu, ki je v nedeljo tragično umrl pri vsega 17 letih.

V Malaviju rojeni branilec je bil član sinjemodrih od leta 2016, na začetku tega leta pa mu je potekla pogodba, ki je klub ni podaljšal.

“Pri Manchester Cityju smo užaloščeni zaradi novice o smrti nekdanjega člana akademije Jeremyja Wistna. Sožalje njegovim prijateljem in družini. V teh težkih časih so naše misli z vami,” so na Twitterju zapisali pri Manchester City.

The Manchester City family are saddened to learn of the passing of former Academy player Jeremy Wisten. We send our deepest condolences to his friends and family. Our thoughts are with you at this difficult time.

— Manchester City (@ManCity) October 25, 2020

Uradno vzrok smrti še ni potrjen, britanski mediji pa poročajo, da je Wisten storil samomor, saj je po prekinitvi sodelovanja z Manchester Cityjem padel v globoko depresijo, ki se je žal končala na najbolj tragičen način.

RIP Jeremy Wisten at just 17 years old took his own life. This is what I’ve been saying for so long. Football clubs and organisations in football have a responsibility to not just look after players who earn contracts but ones who don’t. #MentalHealthAwareness

— David Cotterill (@cotterill_david) October 25, 2020