Should Everton make a move for John Stones?

Should Everton make a move for John Stones? John Stones is leaving Manchester City after 10 years at the Etihad Stadium (Photo by George Wood/Getty Images) John Stones is leaving Manchester City. After 10 years at the Etihad Stadium, the end of the season will bring the curtain down on John Stones’s career at Man City.

He will leave with at least 19 trophies to his name — that could become 21 by the time the campaign is out. It was, of course, Everton from which Stones joined Man City back in 2016, as the second signing of the Pep Guardiola era. The Toffees received £47.

5M for Stones, who had wanted to leave the year before. There’s no doubt Stones was a fantastic young player with massive potential, but Roberto Martinez — after initially backing the ‘Barnsley Beckenbauer’ — had begun to influence him negatively. Stones was brilliant in possession, but still had some shortcomings defensively, as would be expected of a 22-year-old, and Martinez was not the manager to work on those weaknesses.

While Evertonians were loath to lose Stones, it felt like a move that was good for all parties, and at the time, it represented Everton’s biggest sale. A decade on, Stones has perhaps never reached his full potential, but there has been talk for several weeks now that Everton could be interested in a move for him should he become available, and as expected, he will be a free agent this summer. So, should Everton make that move?