hehehehe....Manchester City have signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5m, making him the world’s second most expensive defender.
The 22-year-old England international has signed a six-year deal and is City boss Pep Guardiola’s eighth signing
.
Stones
was earlier named in City’s official Champions League squad, published
on the Uefa website before the transfer was confirmed.
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“It’s an ambitious club with a great manager so I can’t wait to get stuck in,” he said.
“I
know it will be tough getting a place in this team but I’m determined
to become the best player I can be and help us to success.”
In a short statement, Everton confirmed they had received a “record fee” for Stones.
The Yorkshireman made 95 appearances for the Toffees in three seasons, scoring once.
Championship club Barnsley, his first club, will get between £7m and £9m from a sell-on clause.
Everton
rejected a £40m bid for Stones from Chelsea last summer, with the
player having a transfer request refused by chairman Bill Kenwright.
Brazilian David Luiz is the most expensive defender in history, joining French champions Paris St-Germain from Chelsea in 2014.
Last year, City made Raheem Sterling the most expensive English player ever when he joined the club for £49m from Liverpool.
City
have already signed Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus,
Marlos Moreno, Aaron Mooy and Oleksandr Zinchenko this summer.
Their first Premier League fixture is at home to Sunderland on Saturday.
Manchester
City’s statement described Stones as “one of the world’s most promising
centre backs”, with a reputation as a “ball-playing, 21st century
defender” who is best at “neutralising opposition attacks” and
“launching the first key pass out of the defensive third”.
Manager
Guardiola said: “We want to help John show his quality with us and
improve on what he has already achieved. I like the way he plays the
game and I’m looking forward to welcoming him into the squad.”
While
City director of football, Txiki Begiristain, said: “We have worked
hard to bring him to City and we feel we are signing one of the best
central defenders in Europe.”
Stones joined Barnsley’s academy at the age of seven and stayed at the club for 12 years.
He
made his Tykes debut at the age of 17 and made 24 league appearances
before moving to Everton in January 2013 for a fee thought to be about
£3m.
Stones has made 95 appearances for the Toffees in three seasons, scoring once, and has 10 international caps.
He was part of the England squad at Euro 2016 but did not feature as they were knocked out in the last 16 by Iceland.
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Tuesday, August 9, 2016
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