John Stones

[GBrannan]

Jesus you lot!!!

How about we'd agreed this ages ago but Everton told us that they had to make it look hard for their fans and dragged it out?? Sound familiar?

I don't agree.

This hasn't been dragged through the mud like Sterling, DeBruyne or even Stones to Chelsea last year. There's no vociferous fighting from Everton. They just want their valuation met, even if we have an agreement with the agent and the player.

I think we've wanted to downplay the money bags City angle by being cute and haggling but are now (hopefully) biting the bullet for the right players that improve our first XI.

I think it's finally the right call too, because it's a freak year, where Troy Deeney is having £30m bids thrown at him and Lukaku is valued at £65m. Everyone is moneybags, so we may spend a bit more but providing our scouting is up to scratch then it should look decent value in the end.

 

[Marvin]

I don't agree.

This hasn't been dragged through the mud like Sterling, DeBruyne or even Stones to Chelsea last year. There's no vociferous fighting from Everton. They just want their valuation met, even if we have an agreement with the agent and the player.

I think we've wanted to downplay the money bags City angle by being cute and haggling but are now (hopefully) biting the bullet for the right players that improve our first XI.

I think it's finally the right call too, because it's a freak year, where Troy Deeney is having £30m bids thrown at him and Lukaku is valued at £65m. Everyone is moneybags, so we may spend a bit more but providing our scouting is up to scratch then it should look decent value in the end.

The clubs seem to be talking again. From that an awful lot is being claimed including record club deals which I am pretty sure is just nonsense and papers making stronger bait for the anti-City angle

 

[Daz_Blue]

Its 55m straight cash or 54m and Bony

 

[Tevez City]

So Stones is more expensive than Sane !

 

[GeorgeHeslop'sTackle.]

Its 55m straight cash or 54m and Bony

Liberty taking fcukers... They can p*ss right off

 

[TexasCityzen]

So Stones is more expensive than Sane !

Ummmm yes, of course he is??? Sterling had accomplished more than Sane when we bought him last year. Stones is English, plays CB (probably the position with the biggest dearth in talent in the world), and has over 2 years of premier league experience. Sane is a prospect, nothing more. Sane is worth his buy-out clause next summer. We just want him now.

 

[CityForever45]

All the naysayers will be eating their words next season. He is tailor made for a Pep Guardiola defence. Will be the key player in us successfully playing from the back.

This. He's fundamental for Pep's style.

 

[bigkatnyc]

Its 55m straight cash or 54m and Bony

But what if we threw in...

What say you now Everton?!?!???

 

[mosssideblue]

£55 million for John Stones is a joke, no two ways about it. Shame we're daft enough to spend that much on him.

That's a new number. Where has that come from?

 

[mosssideblue]

Well the Mirror said it would be higher than the fee we payed for De Bruyne, which was £54.5 million. I'd like to think we wouldn't go higher than that.

Ahh, the ever reliable mirror