England star John Stones has split from his childhood sweetheart girlfriend and mother to his 18-month-old daughter, it can be revealed.
The 24-year-old moved out of his stunning Cheshire mansion shortly before Christmas to live in a bachelor flat in Manchester.
His partner Millie Savage has remained at the house which he bought two years ago to prove his devotion after allegedly being caught cheating on her with a two month affair.
Millie, 24, is said said to have spoken with lawyers about the split. She has maintained custody of their daughter. Stones is pictured here with his former partner Millie Savage during the 2018 World Cup in Russia
Family friends told MailOnline the break-up has left the Savage family heartbroken. One told MailOnline they were not aware why Stones (pictured right earlier this month) had decided to end the relationship (the two are pictured together at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia)
Millie's mum Mandy, 51, broke down in tears when asked about her daughter's split from the footballer.
'We are absolutely devastated. John was like another son to us,' said Mandy.
Asked how her daughter was coping, Mandy said: 'She has good days and she had bad days.'
Millie, 24, is said said to have spoken with lawyers about the split. She has maintained custody of their daughter.
Family friends told MailOnline the break-up has left the Savage family heartbroken.
'It is like they are grieving for a lost son,' said a friend.
'This has just devastated them and there have been lots of tears. John was so close to them and they have known him since he was a teenager.'
The family friend said they were not aware why Stones had decided to end the relationship.
He moved out of the family home in December and had been staying at a serviced apartment a short distance from Manchester City Ethiad ground where other players including Leroy Sane have an apartment.
Millie (pictured with Stones at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia), 24, is said said to have spoken with lawyers about the split. She has maintained custody of their daughter
Stones is also reported to have begun a course of treatment to have a tattoo of Millie's face laser removed from his arm -- signalling the split is permanent.
Stones had the tattoo inked on his arm in 2017 to prove his loyalty to Millie after he was alleged to have had an affair with events manager Jessica Peaty.
The couple were said to have been together for two months with the friendship beginning in the summer of 2016 when Stones joined Manchester City for 47.5m from Premiership rivals Everton.
Jessica claimed she did not know Stones was a footballer and was unaware he had a long-term girlfriend.
She told the Daily Star Sunday that their friendship began after he asked for her telephone number when they met at a restaurant in Hale, Cheshire.
Jessica said she would visit Stones at his suite in the Lowry Hotel in Manchester – the same hotel where Jose Mourinho lived for over two years while manager of Manchester United until he was sacked.
Manchester City Defender John Stones seen out and about in Manchester last month
The 23-year-old said Stones told her he was no longer with Millie, but 10 weeks into their affair she heard him saying 'I love you' to someone on his mobile phone while at her home.
Jessica checked with friends who told her Stones was still with Millie who he
