OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Except Rodriguez is not really a great talent. Whereas Stones plays very maturely for his age. Saying that I dont think Stones is worth more than £25m.Neither is John Stones. I don't think he is a better talent than Kurt Zouma so the price we could pay for him is ridiculous. I think he screams average, he's good on the ball but we've seen that being good on the ball doesn't mean you're automatically a class defender (like David Luiz and Hummels). If he weren't English I don't think this forum or anybody would rate him as highly as he is. I mean Ross Barkley is the same and so were guys like Jordan Henderson and Theo Walcott... more than average players who were severely overrated since they were English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I personally think Stones has more potential than Zouma, Zouma is a great athletic, no-nonsense defender but Stones is better technically and can more importantly play out from the back with ease. They are both great and potentially could form a devastating partnership akin to Vidic and Rio. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Mourinholic @Mourinholic 17 secChelsea submit new and final bid for John Stones. #cfc [@mohd_tagaya] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Mourinholic @Mourinholic 17 secChelsea submit new and final bid for John Stones. #cfc [@mohd_tagaya]who is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 who is he? Started following him 2 days ago since he broke the news about Pedro (and he said he also reported Baba and Falcao before others), also has many pictures with footballers on his twitter. Seems reliable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OhForAGreavsie 6,072 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think CB is a high enough priority to make our need for Stones such as to justify the kind of fee Everton will want. Next summer it will be without a doubt but, if need be, I think we can navigate through this season with what we have. That's all the more true now that the Baba move has happened. If left to me, I'd still be working on two more deals, a CM and another AM. In that order. If those can be afforded along with a mega CB signing, then fine but if not then, for me, CB can wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 I don't think CB is a high enough priority to make our need for Stones such as to justify the kind of fee Everton will want. Next summer it will be without a doubt but, if need be, I think we can navigate through this season with what we have. That's all the more true now that the Baba move has happened. If left to me, I'd still be working on two more deals, a CM and another AM. In that order. If those can be afforded along with a mega CB signing, then fine but if not then, for me, CB can wait.There isn't a hope in hells chance of us seriously competing with the support Matic and Cescy has. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Sun (beware) are reporting Stones is close to putting in a transfer request at Everton... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 If he doesn't put in a transfer request pull the plug. Everton will never get a higher offer than 34M or whatever for him in the next few transfer windows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Sun (beware) are reporting Stones is close to putting in a transfer request at Everton...Awesome headline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionsden 4,689 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Spend all that money on a defender and still end up getting dominated in midfield (where games are usually won and lost), especially in big games. priority chelsea, priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,897 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Do it, Stonesy!You can become a Chelsea legend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Spend all that money on a defender and still end up getting dominated in midfield (where games are usually won and lost), especially in big games. priority chelsea, priority.Do you think we can dominate the midfield with Pogba-Matic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Spend all that money on a defender and still end up getting dominated in midfield (where games are usually won and lost), especially in big games. priority chelsea, priority.We can buy Stones and a top quality CM as well. The only issue is, the board are stubbornly sticking with the 'One Out, One In' policy and liking profit all of a sudden! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 The Times (probably slightly more reliable than The Sun) are saying we'll submit a fourth bid for Stones - http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/sport/football/article4533230.ece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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