City extend deal with keeper who hasn’t played a game in almost four years?!
Once Scott Carson and now Marcus Bettinelli!Manchester City obviously need an experienced goalkeeper who won’t play much but will be vital for the locker room atmosphere.When Carson left the club on June 9, 2025 – four months later, the 40-year-old retired – the Cityzens reacted quickly, and just a day later, they splurged €2.4 million and brought in Bettinelli from Chelsea.A man with the best job in the worldThe 33-year-old signed a one-year contract and has yet to debut for Pep Guardiola’s team. Given that the positions of the first two choices belong to Gianluigi Donnarumma and James Trafford, he’ll hardly get minutes anytime soon.In fact, Bettinelli last played an official match on August 26, 2022, for Chelsea U-21 against Man City U-21 in the Premier League 2. In the following almost four years, he made just one appearance – in a friendly game between the Blues and Aston Villa in December 2022.Nevertheless, it didn’t stop the Cityzens from extending the goalie’s deal for another y..