MANCHESTER CITY star John Stones has inked a very meaningful tattoo on his leg that takes him back to his childhood.
Stones, 30, boasts a collection of tattoos with deep personal significance from his life and professional career as a footballer.
And one of the most special ones is placed on the back of the centre-back’s left leg.
It shows the England international as a little boy staring at Barnsley‘s Oakwell Stadium with Wembley behind it.
The Barnsley-born star always wanted to be a Premier League player and dreamed about competing for his hometown club as well as his country.
The defender realised both of his childhood goals and decided to hit that tattoo to always remind him that “dreams do come true”.
Stones told the FA Cup’s official YouTube channel a year ago: “I ended up getting kind of me looking at Barnsley Stadium with Wembley behind that, which obviously is for England.
“That was kind of a dream of mine [that] I wanted to do and never thought I would.
“And then obviously they both happened so I decided to get that on me and remind me that my dreams do come true and to keep striving more and more.”
Stones‘ love for Barnsley is also shown on his left thigh as he proudly displays a portrait of club legend Norman Rimmington.
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But not all tattoos proved to be successful as he had to erase an image of his ex-girlfriend Millie Savage from his arm after they broke up in 2019.
But Stones still gets to live the meaning of the childhood dream tattoo in the Premier League with City where he has won a staggering 15 major honours, including the 2023 Treble.
And the ex-Everton star will be in action for England, where he has played in two Euros finals, in the Nations League against Ireland and Finland.
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