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So its finally done. The whole way its happened is bizzare but there is no way you guys would put him in the squad without him being registered and us knowing about it. Think its totally embarassing for both clubs though. Anyway, i'm gutted to see him go but you have yourself a fantastic...

This in a nutshell - I think the fee we want for ourselves is around £40 mill. Anyway, thanks for the discussion. I'll pop back with any updates or ITK bits from our side. I think its in everyone's best interest to get this deal done soon and we can all move on with our preparation for the season.

I'm a huge fan, last season affected everyone, not just Stones and don't forget he is one of the younger players so they will have dips in form anyway. Baines/Coleman looked a shadow of their former selves, McCarthy was nowhere to be seen and that same defence (aside from Stones) that were...

We have got the message and he's been told he can leave - providing a club matches our value which appears to be round £50mill. We are not pretending he is part of our plans but it would be incredibly stupid not to include him in pre-season as if the move breaks down for some reason, we are left...

We may not like it and agree with the valuation, but if that's their valuation and they wont budge (by all accounts their president won't) then if we really want him we have to pay it. If we don't want him enough to pay the quoted fee then we need to find someone else. I thought £28mill at the...

Fully agree on the last bit, but unfortunately I don't think that will happen. When Watford are rejecting £25mill for Troy Deeny, Burnley are rejecting £15mill for Keane you know the market is crazy but there's so much money flying around in England even the poorer/lower clubs can refuse big...

You seem to be getting irritated abut i'm unsure why. I'm just trying to put an Everton view across on this, we are in the exact same situation with Napoli. We have bid around £35mill, for a player who cost them £5.5 mill 2 years ago and didn't have a great first season. He has 3 years left and...

But you can say the same about a lot of players, just because there isn't 5-6 teams fighting for him doesn't mean he's not worth it. Mourinho wanted him last year and Guardiola this year, two of the top managers in the world so they obviously both rate him highly. Also Chelsea did end up bidding...

Last year was a write off, you cant judge him on that. Just like we cant judge Hazard, Fabregas etc on Chelsea's form (until Mourinho left) - obviously my opinion means nothing to you but he is worth it. There's a reason Mourinho and Guardiola both want him.

If you have seen both play with your own eyes then I don't need to comment. Think more Ferdinand than Jones, £28 mill at the time and still turned out to be a bargain.

Cheers mate. I honestly don't get why your club and some fans are baulking at the £50 mill fee, its 2016 not 2012 - he will prove to be worth every penny.

The problem is that the contract situation is offset by the yearly increase in PL money floating about, so a £10mill decrease next year due to him only having 2 years left will be offset by the £10mill yearly increase in player values. Plus if he doesn't move there is no way he, or his agent...

He will be dissapointed, there is no doubt about it but he's 22, not 30 so its not like he missed his only chance at a move. He was dissapointed not to join Chelsea last year but this year Guardiola wants. If he keeps progressing, there will be plenty more opportunities to move as top clubs...

But we are not trying to sell our house, we'd rather keep it as we love it. However if a very good offer come along we would reluctantly accept. That's why I don't get the 'take it or leave it' stance. I think Everton will happily leave it as we would love Stones to stay and learn from one of...

Its not that simple though, last year he was very professional through it all. His form dipped but it wasn't due to him sulking, it was due to Martinez's management and Style. He wasn't the only one, Barry, McCarthy, Barkley and even Lukaku looked bereft of confidence and looked poor. He still...

I think Moshiri and Koeman would be delighted if he stayed, it would mean we have spent £40mill extra on a defender, but then Jags is 34 this month and has had an injury for a couple of weeks which only leaves Funes Mori. If Stones were to stay then he would partner Koulibaly (assuming he's the...

Understand it may only be 1 or 2 fans - all clubs have them fans when its their team signing a player, us included but they are the first to fume when the shoe is on the other foot. Yes the Barnsley cut is complicating matters as I think we want around £38-40mill after paying Barnsley. As it...

I think people just assumed we were being stubborn last year and wanted more money when in fact, I think the fee Chelsea offered would have got him if it hadnt have been so late in the window. We flat out rejected a £20mill and £25mill bid earlier on however the £40mill bid come around the...

Hi, Everton fan here. Agree with this post completely, no fan of any club (including ours) should be advocating players going on strike - its disgusting and unprofessional. Anyway, Stones has met with Moshiri and told him he wants to leave. Moshiri is happy to let him go as long as the...