Manchester City are delighted to announce the permanent transfer of John Stones from Everton.
The England international defender has signed a six-year deal which will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until at least 2022.
Stones, who will take squad number 24, becomes City’s eighth signing of the 2016 summer transfer window, following in the footsteps of Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Aleksandar Zinchenko, Aaron Mooy, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus, Marlos Moreno.
The 22-year old told ManCity.com: «I’m absolutely delighted to sign for City and now the deal’s done I’m looking forward to the next stage in my career.
«I’ve obviously seen what’s going on here at the Etihad, it’s an ambitious Club with a great manager so I can’t wait to get stuck in and help achieve the goals.
Manchester City anunció este martes la adquicision de John Stone del Everton.
El Internacional Ingles firmo por 6 temporadas, es decir estará con el City al menos hasta el 2022.
El joven defensa central quien llevara el numero 22 en su camiseta, se convierte en la octava contratacion para el Manchester City esta temporada, junto a Gundogan, Nolito, Zinchenko, Mooy, Sane, Gabriel jesus y Marlos Moreno.
Manchester City pago 47.5 millones de libras esterlinas, convirtiendolo en a segunda trasnferencia de un defensa mas costosa en el mundo. Everton habia rechazado una oferta de 40 millones de chelsea.