Pep has backed Stones on a number of occasions very very publicly. If Pep then dumps him out of the door it makes him look incredibly disingenuous which would then lead others in the squad and club to potentially question Pep's integrity..... So in my eyes the chances of Stones leaving this summer is close to nil......
If others are saying that @OB1 they certainly have the wrong end of the stick. Not a chance you play like he did with it being a fluke. It is not like a winger bombing on and having a sweet year then dropping off. His consistency and calmness is born of something deeper rooted than a flush season. A chancer simply can't do what he has doneStones didn't come across as a guy who thought his manager had lost confidence in him or didn't expect to be around next year in his CityTV interview about winning the title.
We obviously won't sign any CBs this summer.I really hope the rumour doing the rounds is nonsense. We'd be stupid to get rid. Its a bit worrying we seem to be talking about another centre half this transfer window.