Stones-to-Chelsea rumour revamped

30/06/2015  Comments (25)  jump

The Evening Standard is revamping a story from early in May to maintain the Stones-to-Chelsea rumour, saying Everton value the young England star at £20m.

The journalist, Simon Johnson, acknowledges that Everton are attempting to keep their prize asset at all costs, saying he 21-year-old, who joined Everton for just £3m from Barnsley in 2013, will not come cheap.

Everton have placed a minimum £20m valuation on his head, even though he has only 38 Premier League starts to his name. But the timing of the story seems driven by new Real Madrid manger Rafa Benitez promising Rapahel Varane first-team football.

Original Source: Evening Standard  


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Nick Page
988 Posted 29/06/2015 at 17:05:24
Stones would be an absolute fool to leave for that London, at this stage. Lets hope that one doesnÂ’t have any truth to it.
Carl Peters
215 Posted 30/06/2015 at 20:11:47
Reports are also now coming in Chelsea have been quoted £30M for Stones, think I’ll go and find a corner to cry in.
Jay Harris
238 Posted 30/06/2015 at 21:37:06
Considering Ferdinand went for 28 million more than 10 years ago Stones must be worth at least 40 million to break a five year contract.
James Newcombe
239 Posted 30/06/2015 at 21:38:36
Worth double that, at least. Stones is the real deal.
Gavin Johnson
242 Posted 30/06/2015 at 21:45:09
I think £30M with the potential of a further £10M in add-ons is more than realistic. Not that we should sell.
Tony Abrahams
243 Posted 30/06/2015 at 21:48:40
Good point, Jay.
Brian Keenan
246 Posted 30/06/2015 at 21:50:12
I heard John singing this song to the Chelsea fans:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=lK2UUKuw2bo

Paul Hewitt
247 Posted 30/06/2015 at 21:49:08
If we are to be taken seriously as a big club we need to keep Stones Barkley and Coleman. Lose anyone of them then we are in trouble.
Leung Chi Ho
258 Posted 30/06/2015 at 22:13:14
When Luke Shaw worth £30m, any price under £35m should see as a insult.
Martin Mason
263 Posted 30/06/2015 at 22:19:59
ItÂ’d define Everton as a selling club and perhaps if we accept that then selling would be good business. It would be very sad to accept this though and to lose such a cultured defender.

If he achieves his potential, and don’t forget he’s an international and he’s English, £30M will be a giveaway. If not then that’s a risk the buyers take. I think he’ll go but we mustn’t give him away.

Alexander O'Brien
268 Posted 30/06/2015 at 22:40:47
Luke shaw £30 mil? John Stones £30 mil? That’s surely a wind up! This lad will go for a world record fee, belittling David luis’ transfer to PSG
Jim Hardin
269 Posted 30/06/2015 at 22:41:42
DonÂ’t rate him as the finished product yet, Still, I can see why Chelsea want him and he gets to learn from Terry. He will be sold at some point but with five years as a bargaining chip, Everton can be very patient and very hard on the price point.
Stewart Lowe
271 Posted 30/06/2015 at 22:51:05
Its obvious Stones, Baines, Coleman McCarthy and Lukaku will still be Everton players this season. IÂ’m reading far too many column inches about these transfers and none of them actually have a source, they simply quote each other as the source. They wont go anywhere because we have money to spend once again and since the new TV deal we donÂ’t have to balance the books any more.
Ryan Holroyd
283 Posted 30/06/2015 at 23:26:54
I agree Stuart. Stones wonÂ’t be leaving this summer.
Spragg Johnson
288 Posted 30/06/2015 at 23:35:58
Scare the buggers off ... McCarthy £25m, Coleman £30m, Lukaku £35m, Stones £40m.

McGeady and Kone... Yours for thruppence the pair!

Geoffrey Risebrow
289 Posted 30/06/2015 at 23:33:52
More made-up nonsense! John StonesÂ’s short term future and hopefully long-term future, is with us.
Tom Dodds
301 Posted 30/06/2015 at 23:38:42
FFS... It donÂ’t matter who or what we sell and for whatever the price... just everyone be aware, will yus, that this bloodsucking contingent of Â’ownersÂ’ will take most of it and stash it.

If ever their was a group of supporters that have been hoodwinked in this modern money-flush era of TV revenue, it has to be Evertonians. Ever since the arrival of this gang of fuckin moneyÂ’ed Vampires that sit with their indolent arses on ALL our faces, we have been turned into the smackheads of the Premier League.

Commercial deals, ground deals, financing, Fortress Sports Fund deals, Park End regeneration deals, lying about player deals (Fer and his gammy leg), Twisted season ticket propaganda tactics... One fuckin' marquee signing in and one smartly signing marquee out-deals etc etc...

For the sake of optimism, I hope we keep our key players and, to be fair, we might well keep them... but just remember, people, that, even though we might well get good money for them if we do sell any of them, these twats WON'T spend like for like back into the squad...

My God, the Reds would stick them against a barn door with pitch forks.

Harold Matthews
318 Posted 01/07/2015 at 02:11:12
WeÂ’re safe for quite a while yet.
Bob Parrington
324 Posted 01/07/2015 at 04:06:35
£20M is nowhere near enough for Stones. Tell Chelski to GTF.

NOT FOR SALE!

Rahul Sreekumar
330 Posted 01/07/2015 at 05:55:02
HeÂ’s not going anywhere. Good lad that Stones.
Callum McNab
387 Posted 01/07/2015 at 10:53:30
Tom Dodds, I couldnÂ’tÂ’ve put it better myself. One freebie signing, one player who held the club to ransom, and Del Boy who couldnÂ’t hold down a first-team place wherever he went.

Nothing has changed in my opinion from the drivel and shite that was served from last season. And to top it all, we still have the same wankers in charge from the board down.

In 51 years of following the Blues I donÂ’t think I have ever been so worried as to where our club is going, and more importantly where it might end up.

Harold Matthews
443 Posted 01/07/2015 at 10:27:53
Yes Tom. Since Moyes moved on the Premier League has become a whole new ball-game. Money is cascading like a golden waterfall. Clubs like Southampton, Stoke, West Ham, Swansea, Palace, Villa and Sunderland are showing real ambition for the future while we twiddle our thumbs and hardly spend a penny. If we sell someone we might buy someone.

Yet, despite this, fans will be furious if we fail to break into the top 6 and don’t lift a trophy. With no Euro involvement and luck with injuries, we might well have a decent season but it won’t be easy. So far we have spent about £5m plus another whatever we agreed on Lukaku. The new faces look promising but we need more. Let’s hope the window is a good one.

Andrew Ellams
445 Posted 01/07/2015 at 15:12:00
If Luke Shaw is worth £30 million, I’d hate to put a price on Stones.
Brian Wilkinson
541 Posted 01/07/2015 at 20:39:30
£20 million for a homegrown player, after screwing us £28 million for Lukaku? Come back when the offer is closer to £40 million.
Joe O'Brien
544 Posted 01/07/2015 at 21:00:01
He’s not going anywhere. Can’t belive that price is be quoted. If that overrated player across the way is going for £50M we shouldn’t be thinking about anything less.

Future Everton and England captain; £2M? I don’t think so...

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