- Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will sit down with John Stones at the end of the club's Premier League campaign and discuss the defender's future.
LONDON (REUTERS) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said he will sit down with John Stones at the end of the club’s Premier League campaign and discuss the defender’s future.
Stones has struggled due to form and fitness problems since joining Manchester City in 2016 and the centre back has fallen behind Aymeric Laporte, Fernandinho, Eric Garcia and Nicolas Otamendi in the pecking order.
British media have reported that Stones, whose current contract at City runs until 2022, is a target for Arsenal and his former club Everton.
“I’ve said many times, and continue saying, I’m more than delighted with John as a person, as a professional, everything,” Guardiola told reporters ahead of Wednesday’s (July 8) match against Newcastle United.
