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England star John Stones dumps mother of young daughter and moves out of luxury mansion
The World Cup hero told his childhood sweetheart he wants 'more freedom' and walked out of £3.4m mansion
ENGLAND World Cup hero John Stones has walked out on his childhood sweetheart and mum to their 18-month-old daughter.
The £150,000-a-week Man City defender, 24, allegedly told girlfriend Millie Savage: “It’s over. I want more freedom.”
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He packed a bag and quit their £3.4million mansion, hours after ditching Millie shortly before Christmas.
The couple started dating when they were aged just 15.
John has now moved into a £6,000-a-month apartment in Manchester, in the same block as his manager Pep Guardiola.
Millie has stayed at their six-bedroom home near Knutsford, Cheshire, and a friend said: “They both want to live there. Things could get nasty.”
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The pal added: “She’s devastated. He left with no real explanation.
"They had a lovely home and seemed to have settled down as the perfect family.”
And last night her mum Mandy told: "We are absolutely devastated. John was like another son to us."
She said Millie has had "good days and bad days" since the rift.
The couple met as 12-year-old pupils at Penistone Grammar School, South Yorks.
Millie was at John’s side as he rose from Barnsley’s academy to joining City in 2016 for £47million, a world record fee for a defender at the time.
That year events organiser Jessica Peaty, then 20, told how she romped with the star after meeting at a restaurant.
She claimed he told her that he and Millie had split.
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Jessica claimed she and John started meeting weekly at his £900-a-night suite at the Lowry hotel.
Jessica is said to have alerted Millie to the fling after spotting pictures online of the couple shopping. Jessica said: “My heart sank, it was absolutely awful.
“Even though I had a gut feeling something wasn’t right, it was the confirmation.”
Millie forgave John and they moved to their dream home in 2017.
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He pledged his love with a tattoo of her on his arm.
Last summer Millie was at the World Cup in Russia to cheer on 37-cap John as he scored twice in the 6-1 win over Panama and the Three Lions reached the semi-finals.
Despite driving a £250,000 Rolls-Royce Wraith and a Range Rover, John has a reputation as being humble and unflashy.
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Last night, he declined to comment on the split.
Millie would only say: “We were a very private couple and didn’t want to be in the limelight. I didn’t want other people to know.”
She agreed she was suspicious at first but said: “There isn’t anyone else involved.”
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