City grab Stones
Manchester City signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5-million yesterday, making the England international the second-most expensive defender in the world. The 22-year-old agreed a six-year contract to join City as new manager Pep Guardiola continued a major overhaul of his squad in a bid to reclaim the English Premier League title they last won in 2014."John is an excellent young English defender and we are all really pleased he is joining us," Manchester City's director of football, Txiki Begiristain, told the club's website."We have worked hard to bring him to City and we feel we are signing one of the best central defenders in Europe."Stones, who joined Everton from Barnsley in 2013 for £3-million, is football's second-costliest defender after Brazilian David Luiz, who moved from Chelsea to Paris St Germain for £50-million in 2014."I'm looking forward to the next stage in my career."This is an ambitious club with a great manager," Stones said. ..
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