To go from first team squad member to that one line dismissal on the club website in a few days makes it seem like it took a while for whatever happened to come to light.
His career has been such an odd one, from looking a real prospect as a teenager to this in his mid twenties, especially when you consider that left sided centre backs are like gold dust these days. There were times at City where he showed signs of the qualities that got him an England under 21 cap, but the next expensive mistake was always just around the corner - I wouldn’t be surprised if his pro career is over.