John Stones

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Really rate the lad but there's no way we can go anywhere near this transfer. Everton are just using us anyway it looks like.
 
Odds slashed on Man United and Chelsea target Stones signing lucrative deal with Man City
MANCHESTER CITY are making a late charge to sign Everton defender John Stones.

The Citizens are known to be interested in the talented England international and could trump both Manchester United and Chelsea to secure his services.

Bookmakers have reacted to a significant flurry of bets for Stones' Etihad arrival by slashing their odds from 25/1 to 4/1 in the past 24-hours.

The former Premier League champions have already English trio Raheem Sterling, Patrick Roberts and Fabian Delph to their ranks, and appear keen to add another exciting home-grown talent to their collection.

Though United have been linked with various defenders during the transfer window, their odds remained relatively untouched and are likely to drift.

Michael Bowers, Football Trader for Betfaircommented: "As yet another Chelsea bid is rejected by Everton, City may be stepping things up in the race for John Stones’ signature as the club looks to further bolster its home-grown talent count.

"This morning has seen huge support for Chelsea’s northern rivals and City have been backed from 25/1 to 4/1.

"Despite the fact that United are crying out for defenders they have seen very few bets on this market and are currently just 12/1 to sign the 21-year-old."
 
Could be signed next summer as a replacement for Demi and free up another non HG spot.
 
i think wed be stupid not to tbh, he's going to be the future england captain imo he's one of the best young centre backs in the league. Id have hime over man gala and demi. And he's a northerner.

A team with stones, sterling, roberts, some of the best young players in the country
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i think wed be stupid not to tbh, he's going to be the future england captain imo he's one of the best young centre backs in the league. Id have hime over man gala and demi. And he's a northerner.

A team with stones, sterling, roberts, some of the best young players in the country
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I agree Cheadle....Would make alot of sense if we were watching this kid and with Chelsea now stepping up the interest, maybe we've decided not to risk missing out on the player.....De Bruyne and Stones would make me feel alot better about this window!;)
 
I think we are driving the price up to stop chelsea and rags from signing him this season. Next season when demichelis moves, will be the best time for us to sign him.

Kompany, Mangala, Denayer, Stones . We'll be set at the center back position for years to come.
 
TRUE BLUE NO1 said:
I agree Cheadle....Would make alot of sense if we were watching this kid and with Chelsea now stepping up the interest, maybe we've decided not to risk missing out on the player.....De Bruyne and Stones would make me feel alot better about this window!;)
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even if we buy him and then loan him out it would be alright :) i think he's ideal for us
 
It’s a position we don’t need to strengthen. And as a massive Denayer fan I think its currently set up nicely for him, Mangala and Kompany to fight it out over the coming years. With MDM retiring at some point.

That said, if a really good young English player is going to be transferred we should get involved with the discussion. If nothing else, to do Everton a favour, and make sure none of our rivals are getting a bargain.
 
Gaudion M said:
It’s a position we don’t need to strengthen. And as a massive Denayer fan I think its currently set up nicely for him, Mangala and Kompany to fight it out over the coming years. With MDM retiring at some point.

That said, if a really good young English player is going to be transferred we should get involved with the discussion. If nothing else, to do Everton a favour, and make sure none of our rivals are getting a bargain.
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It's one thing playing in a setup like Chelsea with loads of robotic protection, but stepping into our team & our open style, is a big ask. His recent performance for England U21 in a similar situation, he was absolutely awful. If he signed for us for big money, he would be expected to play & imo that could cause us a lot of problems.
 
Neville Kneville said:
It's one thing playing in a setup like Chelsea with loads of robotic protection, but stepping into our team & our open style, is a big ask. His recent performance for England U21 in a similar situation, he was absolutely awful. If he signed for us for big money, he would be expected to play & imo that could cause us a lot of problems.
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i dont think he would, he's very good technically and coming out of the back with the ball. Based on last season he was brilliant, the whole england u21 campaign was a mess and he only played one game. he's better than demi and man gala and denayer right now for me, so i think wed be stupid not to.
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i dont think he would, he's very good technically and coming out of the back with the ball. Based on last season he was brilliant, the whole england u21 campaign was a mess and he only played one game. he's better than demi and man gala and denayer right now for me, so i think wed be stupid not to.
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Not as good as either Mangala or Demi for me, maybe one day. Denayer is a miles better footballer but unproven in the Prem. But so is Stones imo. He's better in the air than Denayer but he's had no kind of success playing in a team like ours & is thus just as much of a raw player for our purposes.
 
Honestly think our best move if Chelsea were to up their game is to buy him and send him back out on loan to Everton for a season of first team football ready for when demi leaves. Our future could very well be Denayer and stones.
 
Neville Kneville said:
Not as good as either Mangala or Demi for me, maybe one day. Denayer is a miles better footballer but unproven in the Prem. But so is Stones imo. He's better in the air than Denayer but he's had no kind of success playing in a team like ours & is thus just as much of a raw player.
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i dont agree, he's ahead of denayer right now, denayer played in a shit league with barely any pressure on him, stones has proved how good he is and having watched him most weeks ( brothers a everton fan) he's a bloody brilliant footballer. Mangala was awful last season and relied on strength most of the time ,demi has been ok , but he's ageing and isn't going to get any better.

id say everton play pretty similar to us and he hasn't had much defensive cover anyway
 
Whitty1001 said:
Honestly think our best move if Chelsea were to up their game is to buy him and send him back out on loan to Everton for a season of first team football ready for when demi leaves. Our future could very well be Denayer and stones.
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That's exactly what I'm thinking and I believe Everton would rather do this then sell him outright to Chelsea
 
Cheadle_hulmeBlue said:
i dont agree, he's ahead of denayer right now, denayer played in a shit league with barely any pressure on him, stones has proved how good he is and having watched him most weeks ( brothers a everton fan) he's a bloody brilliant footballer. Mangala was awful last season and relied on strength most of the time ,demi has been ok , but he's ageing and isn't going to get any better.

id say everton play pretty similar to us and he hasn't had much defensive cover anyway
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Denayer played under pressure every week fighting for trophies whilst Stones pkayed mid table. Denayer played full international football & coped perfectly. Stones went to pieces at U21 level. Everton's defence is total shit & their weakest link. He plays in the middle of it.

He would get loads of protection at Chelsea but none at City. Any of our cbs could play mid table or for Chelsea.
 
Neville Kneville said:
I think he's much more suited to the way Chelsea play, compared to the way City play.
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That could arguably said of any centre half in the world though. Chelsea's centre backs get so much more protection from their midfield purely because of their shape.

I don't think we need Stones but wouldn't like to see him at Chelsea either.
 
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