John Stones

[Connor]

Respected Spanish journalist Gerard Romero is reporting tonight that Everton and England defender John Stones is close to joining Manchester City.

In his article for SPORT, Romero says that Stones will form a partnership with Aymeric Laporte in a new-look defence under Pep Guardiola.

Romero’s information seems to come from a meeting held in Barcelona last week. He reveals that Stones’ agent Paul Martin was in town to talk to the Catalan club, who also admire the 22-year-old, but when the meeting ended Martin came away thinking a move to Barca was impossible. The Spanish champions seem to be operating on a tighter budget this summer and Everton will demand a huge fee for Stones.

‘In the end, City will sign the player’ says Romero, who has a reputation of being a reliable journalist.

Stones has long been linked with a move to City, with English journalists also saying Guardiola wants both Stones and Laporte as part of a major overhaul at the Etihad. The arrival of these two promising young centre-backs could spell the end for Eliaquim Mangala, who has been linked with moves to Italy and Spain recently.

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So Kompany is on his way out of the team is he?

They're going to get shut of their club captain and probably fan favourite player that easily?

This seems amiss to me

 

[Nymzee]

We've been talking about having x amount of money this summer, who we want to buy to replace etc. then as soon as a rumour comes out the player is actually moving everyone craps themselves. NOT SO FUNNY WHEN FIFA BECOMES REAL LIFE IS IT.

 

[l4toffee]

Very disturbing news if true. If Rom also on way out not a good way to start with a new manager.

fck them both . NEA when players leave anymore. Let koeman gets his own players in .

 

[The Esk]

A trolling Stone gathers no Moss-side.

 

[l4toffee]

So Kompany is on his way out of the team is he?

They're going to get shut of their club captain and probably fan favourite player that easily?

This seems amiss to me

He is never fit .dont forget pep binned eto'o and toure. He won't have any qualms doing the same with an injury prone kompany

 

[Connor]

He is never fit .dont forget pep binned eto'o and toure. He won't have any qualms doing the same with an injury prone kompany

I'd just be shocked if he came in and got shut of Kompany as soon as, they love him there

 

[Connor]

A trolling Stone gathers no Moss-side.

 

[AaronTheBlue]

We could always just reject every bid we get for him. We have no reason to sell him if koeman doesn't want to.

 

[Coffee and TV]

 

[The Esk]

We hold all the aces re Stones

 

[Connor]

We hold all the aces re Stones

YEERRSS

I love his face

 

[Rupert's Tower]

Whether true or not, the reality is in his mind he's already out grown Everton so even if we could match what he'd get at Man City (probably 200k a week), he's not gonna be signing a new deal. Given the choice, I'd rather have that van Dijk lad from Soton and I bet Koeman thinks the same. I love Stones but I think he's a million miles from the finished article and there's no guarantee he'll ever iron out the mistakes he makes so as long as the fee is about 50m with add-ons, he can do one with my best wishes

 

[Thomasc]

He might be bright enough to understand how much he could improve as a player under one of the worlds best defenders of his generation and give us another season.

Or, he might just see the glamorous CL nights on offer at The Etihad and stick another transfer request in.

 

[bicycleheader]

We hold all the aces re Stones

This trumps all your Koeman posts for me!

Stay forever Señor Stones

 

[kithnou]

We hold all the aces re Stones

And 5 aces with Lukaku then .

Keep them all. Buy 4 or 5 top end players for the starting 11. Challenge.