![Tipped to be star at City but now I'm estate agent](https://cdn.magzter.com/1583575155/1721262291/articles/n9M_THzPK1721280782442/TIPPED-TO-BE-STAR-AT-CITY-BUT-NOW-IM-ESTATE-AGENT.jpg)
FORMER Manchester City star Michael Johnson looked set to be the next big thing for club and country but sensationally left the game behind at just 24 years old before becoming an estate agent.
It was in 2006 that Johnson broke through the ranks at City and burst onto the scene with several eyecatching performances.
Goals and assists followed as the youngster was hotly tipped to go on to achieve great things, until injuries and issues with self-doubt caused the midfielder to walk away from football.
Former City teammate Didi Hamann had described him as an "outstanding" midfielder that reminded him of German icon Michael Ballack, while exmanager SvenGoran Eriksson thought he would become the "next big star for England".
Now 36, Johnson revealed how he battled personal and physical problems and admitted it was a "relief" to leave all of that behind to focus on working as an estate agent and with a car dealership.
Johnson's astronomical rise saw him immediately tipped for the top, with Liverpool even bidding for the star in 2008. However, after a series of injuries hit the Urmston-born player, coupled with mental health issues, he struggled to live up to his early promise. In an interview with The Athletic from 2020, Johnson courageously lifted the lid on what made him walk away from his fledgling career at City and revealed issues with his "self-esteem".
"My issue was always self-esteem.
I just felt really low in myself. I didn't ever feel I was as good as the kids next to me," Johnson said. "I'm not talking football-wise. I knew I was good at football. I'm talking about how I felt as a person.
ãã®èšäºã¯ Manchester Evening News ã® July 18, 2024 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã ?  ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
ãã®èšäºã¯ Manchester Evening News ã® July 18, 2024 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã? ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
![Call for clarity on plans for beer garden smoking ban](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/TxcEBxoTt1725020582700/CALL-FOR-CLARITY-ON-PLANS-FOR-BEER-GARDEN-SMOKING-BAN.jpg)
Call for clarity on plans for beer garden smoking ban
SACHA Lord has urged the government to âstave offâ speculation over its plans to ban smoking in beer gardens.
![MORRISSEY SAYS 'YES' TO SMITHS WORLD TOUR](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/pqjklBZIf1725023934086/MORRISSEY-SAYS-YES-TO-SMITHS-WORLD-TOUR.jpg)
MORRISSEY SAYS 'YES' TO SMITHS WORLD TOUR
MORRISSEY has said a âlucrativeâ offer was made to both him and Johnny Marr to tour worldwide as The Smiths next year â but that Marr âignored itâ.
![Fireworks over early hours blasts menace](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/uA0TFWTxz1725024158651/FIREWORKS-OVER-EARLY-HOURS-BLASTS-MENACE.jpg)
Fireworks over early hours blasts menace
FURIOUS residents have said they are âsick to deathâ of nuisance fireworks being repeatedly let off in the early hours.
![Maisie ready for a top-class Games!](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/XrvW1oXGk1725025082964/MAISIE-READY-FOR-A-TOPCLASS-GAMES.jpg)
Maisie ready for a top-class Games!
DOUBLE Paralympic swimming champion Maisie Summers-Newton hopes to remain dish out a lesson to her rivals in Paris after qualifying as a primary school teacher.
![Boy rushed to hospital after 'bounce' park cardiac arrest](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/tRdAyx4lH1725012783014/BOY-RUSHED-TO-HOSPITAL-AFTER-BOUNCE-PARK-CARDIAC-ARREST.jpg)
Boy rushed to hospital after 'bounce' park cardiac arrest
A BOY was rushed to hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest at a trampoline park.
![Some might stay but it'll cost them](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/QKnALLkSX1725013963239/SOME-MIGHT-STAY-BUT-ITLL-COST-THEM.jpg)
Some might stay but it'll cost them
EACH Manchester concert will see 80,000 devoted Oasis fans flood through the Heaton Park gates.
![How tinted windows led to driver being jailed for nine years](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/44C6774Hg1725016571138/HOW-TINTED-WINDOWS-LED-TO-DRIVER-BEING-JAILED-FOR-NINE-YEARS.jpg)
How tinted windows led to driver being jailed for nine years
A DRIVER has been jailed for nine years after a routine traffic stop.
![My girl is scarred for life but the police said there is nothing they can do](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/sxXYJDjEr1725016810072/MY-GIRL-IS-SCARRED-FOR-LIFE-BUT-THE-POLICE-SAID-THERE-IS-NOTHING-THEY-CAN-DO.jpg)
My girl is scarred for life but the police said there is nothing they can do
ANGUISH OF MUM WHOSE DAUGHTER WAS BITTEN IN FACE BY BORDER COLLIE AT PLAYPARK
![Grassroots music gem in eviction notice shock](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/7Iz4VqQyI1725017428528/GRASSROOTS-MUSIC-GEM-IN-EVICTION-NOTICE-SHOCK.jpg)
Grassroots music gem in eviction notice shock
THOUSANDS SIGN PETITION TO SAVE CLUB
![Death of man hit by tree was 'unforeseeable'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/21089/1815425/R51-73sMV1725015479247/DEATH-OF-MAN-HIT-BY-TREE-WAS-UNFORESEEABLE.jpg)
Death of man hit by tree was 'unforeseeable'
INQUEST TOLD OF TRAGEDY DURING âSTRONG WINDSâ