Everton are set to go head-to-head with Arsenal for Manchester City outcast John Stones this summer. Stones has fallen out of favour under Pep Guardiola at City this season, failing to make a single appearance for the club since Project Restart got underway. The England defender missed their first three games after the coronavirus pandemic as a result of injury, but was an unused substitute in the last two. Instead, Guardiola has preferred to deploy Eric Garcia at the heart of his defence - even starting the 19-year-old in Thursday’s 4-0 win over Liverpool. Stones’ latest snub sums up what has been a miserable season on the whole, with just 20 appearances in all competitions under his...
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