Chelsea Transfer Rumour : Chelsea are prepared to bid up to £30m for Everton's defender John Stones

Chelsea Transfer Rumour : Chelsea are prepared to bid up to £30m for Everton's defender John Stones

Chelsea have seen an enhanced offer upto £30 million for John Stones rejected by Everton, the Manchester City are prepared to join the race for the 21-year-old focus back.

While City would purportedly rather let Stones have another full season of first-group football at Goodison Park before making their prerogative, they have turned out to be "progressively anxious" about Chelsea's advantage and - as Manchester United did with Memphis Depay - may be arranged to venture in within the near future to abstain from missing out to an immediate rival.

Discussing United, the City's neighbors have made their advantage known not by means of middle people and "would welcome him at Old Trafford," yet have yet to make a formal offer for the England under-21 starlet..

City are urgent to add youthful English players to their list, however their scouts feel despite the fact that Stones is obviously a top player really taking shape, he would profit by additional time at Goodison taking in the troublesome specialties of the middle half.

It appears to be conceivable the charge ought to Everton ever consent to offer would go past £30m, and that figure won't be considerably distinctive next summer, even ought to Stones turn into an England regular.