Man City agree to sign Chelsea star, 33, who hasn’t played in three years in shock transfer for Club World Cup

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MANCHESTER CITY are on the verge of signing a forgotten Chelsea star who hasn’t played in THREE YEARS.

The Sky Blues are in the market for a new third-choice goalkeeper following the news of Scott Carson‘s imminent Etihad departure.

They’ve set their sights on former England Under-21 international and Chelsea benchwarmer Marcus Bettinelli.

And according to Fabrizio Romano, the 33-year-old is on the verge of moving to the Etihad.

He wrote on X: “Marcus Bettinelli leaves Chelsea and joins Manchester City as [their] new third goalkeeper.

“Green light also from the player who will travel to the FIFA Club World Cup. Here we go.”

Bettinelli hasn’t played a single minute of first-team football since Chelsea’s FA Cup third-round tie with Chesterfield in January 2022.

And the veteran keeper’s last Premier League appearance took place just shy of a DECADE ago.

Bettinelli, who was once tipped to be a fully-fledged England international, hasn’t played in the top-flight in nearly EIGHT years.

He made his last Prem appearance against Cardiff back in October 2018 while he was still plying his trade with Fulham.

Marcus Bettinelli hasn’t played Premier League football in nearly eight years[/caption]

And it was a nightmare of a day for the keeper as he conceded four times in a 4-2 defeat to the Bluebirds.

Bettinelli is unlikely to be thrown into first-team action barring injury to City’s first and second-choice stoppers, Ederson and Stefan Ortega.

He’ll be hoping to have similar success as City’s third-choice keeper as Carson did.

In his 11 years at the Etihad, Carson made two appearances for the club and bagged a second Champions League winners’ medal in the 2022/23 season.

He also earned a staggering amount in wages – despite only playing two games.