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Everton plan contract talks with John Stones after close of transfer window
Blues have also put new deals for Bryan Oviedo and Mo Besic on the agenda
John Stones could be in line for a new contract with Everton
Everton plan to open contract talks with
John Stones once the transfer window has closed.
The 21-year-old signed a new five-year-deal in August 2014 to tie him to the club until 2019.
But Everton are ready to renegotiate his current terms to better reflect his growing status as one of the Premier League’s best centre-halves.
The Blues are also ready to hold discussions over a new deal for
Bryan Oviedo and
Mo Besic.
Oviedo is out of contract at the end of the season but Everton have an option for extend it by a further 12 months.
Besic signed a five-year deal when joining in the summer of 2014 but his progression is likely to prompt improved terms.
Stones, meanwhile, was the subject of three bids from Chelsea last summer and he tried to force through a move to Stamford Bridge by handing in a transfer request.
Everton rejected the offers, as well as Stones’s plea to leave, and remain relaxed about his current situation, with over three years left to run on his contract.
But the Blues still plan to hold talks over a new deal once January is out of the way.
