John Stones transfer saga

deipnosophist · August 18, 2015

My tin foil hat is picking up worrying signals. This whole 'Stones to Chelsea' saga is a legerdemain; a deceptive collusion between Jose and Sparky allowing Stoke to grab Yarmolenko whilst we are preoccupied with the Stones distraction. I must confess to being a little annoyed that @Moomin 's deep undercover Stoke contact (Deepthroat), has been so reticent in alerting us to such nefarious activity.

Hibbertinho · August 18, 2015

Titus Bramble said:
"Everton reject £20 million offer, they want £25 million"

"Everton reject £25 million offer, they want £30 million"

"Everton reject £30 million offer..."

Journo's have no clue what Everton 'want'. Stop pooing your kecks, unless he asks to go, he won't go.

Layer upon layer... this is the freshest sediment of transfer-induced cack to line our proverbial undies.

The Esk · August 18, 2015

Title changed to reflect reports that £30 million bid has been rejected.

DrEFC · August 18, 2015

Hey John head to Chelsea! You can be the next bright thing Mourinho nurtures like De Bruyne, Van Ginkel, Zuma, Kalas, Lukaku..

Bigmaclad · August 18, 2015

tommye said:
Told you all weeks ago. £37.5 million, rising to £45 million.

Once that is agreed....

We'll sign Sylvain Distin back?

toffeejack · August 18, 2015

Bluematt said:
Just trying to unsettle him, doesn't seem like the sort of player, but we've said that in the past about others. Remain pretty hopeful though

i agree with tubey here. if £20m offer is not going to unsettle him, why will the £30m? it's not an extra £10m to him.

a bell maul · August 18, 2015

deipnosophist said:
My tin foil hat is picking up worrying signals. This whole 'Stones to Chelsea' saga is a legerdemain; a deceptive collusion between Jose and Sparky allowing Stoke to grab Yarmolenko whilst we are preoccupied with the Stones distraction. I must confess to being a little annoyed that @Moomin 's deep undercover Stoke contact (Deepthroat), has been so reticent in alerting us to such nefarious activity.

Interesting theory...but what's in it for Jose?

milks · August 18, 2015

flibbyflob said:
If we get £40m then nobody can complain as long as we spend the money on 2 centre halves and spend big on our striker and playmaker. Trouble is if we get that much we will buy those players and still make a profit on fees and say the rest is taken up by wages so will have not spent anything this window.

Oh. They'll complain. There's an agenda, do not question their facts

Tubey · August 18, 2015

flibbyflob said:
If we get £40m then nobody can complain as long as we spend the money on 2 centre halves and spend big on our striker and playmaker. Trouble is if we get that much we will buy those players and still make a profit on fees and say the rest is taken up by wages so will have not spent anything this window.

Erm... watch me.

The Mighty Quint · August 18, 2015

He'll be worth 50m after the Euro's next year easy, just hold firm Everton board you bunch of soft arses.

ijjysmith · August 18, 2015

I wouldn't accept any amount of money whatsoever this late in the window.

Bigmaclad · August 18, 2015

DON'T GO JOHN

Professor Toffee · August 18, 2015

a bell maul said:
Interesting theory...but what's in it for Jose?

He must want the Stoke job, all those slack jawed yokels , braaaiiinnnss

deipnosophist · August 18, 2015

a bell maul said:
Interesting theory...but what's in it for Jose?

...good question. There is of course an obvious conclusion..but I am not going to scuttlebutt concerning his 'relationship' with Sparky.

evo1878 · August 18, 2015

By god I'm blue said:
His stock will be no higher than it is now IMO.

Everybody knows they will not get him on the cheap. We have a desperate buyer, thus meaning the big bucks could be there now should the club wish to cash in, which I don't believe they do right now.

This is not about the value of John Stones now or in 12 months. It is all about the ambition of the Everton Board and the message that selling John Stones sends to an excellent bunch of young players that we have emerging at the club right now - lukaku, barkley, browning, galloway, ledson, dowell - to go down through the age groups. What selling John Stones says is that lads your agents might as well start planning your next move away from Everton cos the Board has shown such a lack of ambition that they'll sell the likes of a future leader as good as Labone or Ratcliffe way before he's matured for Everton or had a chance to become that leader.