Former PL Scout Tips Everton To Sign This Manchester City Star: Does This Make Sense?

They are only one point behind fifth-placed Liverpool (who have played one less game) with six games to go. With eleven clean sheets on the board, only Arsenal have a better record, and Everton have only let in sixteen goals on the road all year. Moyes has made it clear his side will go full throttle in these final matches to clinch a European spot, and that sense of ambition is now driving every recruitment call they make for the summer.

With that in mind, a familiar face has popped up at the top of Everton’s wishlist. John Stones is coming to the end of the five-year deal he signed back in 2021. His contract at the Etihad runs out on June 30, 2026, and Manchester City have reportedly shown no interest in a renewal.

Stones only managed fourteen appearances this season as Pep Guardiola turned to Ruben Dias, Marc Guéhi, and Abdukodir Khusanov while Stones struggled with recurring injuries. John Stones to Everton? Speaking to Football Insider, former scout Mick Brown admitted that while everyone knows Stones is a top-tier player who improves almost any team when fit, the fact City are letting him go suggests he can’t quite cut it at that level anymore.

He pointed out that Stones rarely manages more than twenty games a season, which is a major red flag for any buyer. Even so, Brown noted that Everton seem willing to take that gamble, as long as they manage his workload properly. “The only concern about John Stones, and it’s a big one, is his fitness,” Brown told Football Insider.