John Stones to City

Originally Posted by andyroo

is Kompany even that special?

Yes. He's got a Mancunian wife and knows the words to Blue Moon.

He's actually a massive Utd fan. Id imagine would have joined us in a heartbeat

Originally Posted by Buck

I'm curious to see how he uses Aguero in his system. The best player in the team and the best striker in the league shouldn't really be messed around with but then has he ever had a forward like him who works exclusively on the shoulder? Etoo and Villa drifted to the wings, Lewandowski and Ibrahimovic are more target men.

May not be much of an issue if Aguero keeps on missing chunks of the season I guess.

Yeah, Aguero will have to adapt. Guardiola's way.

Interesting to see how Bony fits in too

Originally Posted by S/Side.Red

Interesting to see how Bony fits in too

He will "fit in" on loan somewhere I expect.

Originally Posted by sizlack

he definitely looks special, the feckin head on him.

I hope we outbid them if it's their last offer, I love Stones, only English player who could play in Spain.

Arsed.

Was he not consistently shit last season?

Originally Posted by bobbledinho

Was he not consistently shit last season?

Yep. But he's the new Beckenbauer now these smelly mongs are on the verge of signing him.

Plus and additional £20m with them involved.

Link

Manchester City have signed John Stones from Everton for £47.5m, making him the second most expensive defender in history.

The 22-year-old England international has signed a six-year deal and becomes Pep Guardiola's sixth signing of the summer.

Stones was earlier named in City's official Champions League squad, published on the Uefa website before the transfer was confirmed.

Will be a quality player tbf. Can only hope Pep bullies him into failing early doors.

Mangala and Kompany out the door.

Bony out the door.

Midfield still a bit shit...

He'll come good in time but he's got a lot to learn and he'll be under huge pressure to use the ball and take initiative in Guardiola's system. Something not all English defenders are comfortable with as we've found the last 2 years.

https://twitter.com/BMRisingTV/status/762952963333718017

https://www.twitter.com/SkySportsNewsHQ/status/762969285643886592

https://www.twitter.com/alitweedale/status/762962190873796608

Looking forward to the Hart and Stones blooper compilations at the end of the season.

He has a good shout as one of the most overrated players currently in the game. Hell of a lot to improve upon.

Did City consider this a "Good day to bury bad news" (re: the fee)?

The timing seems strange.

Williams to Everton for £12 million is a good deal for Everton, a defensive improvement on Stones. They lose out on potential and ball playing quality but theyare likely to be quite a cautious side and Williams will give them more value than Stones in that style.

Stones was excellent against Utd in the SF, they caused us a lot of problems in the second half, much of them stemming from his prompting from deep, easy to see why Pep would value him. City had an ageing squad, they had to address that problem.

No obvious favourite for the league this season.

Originally Posted by Tiberian

Williams to Everton for £12 million is a good deal for Everton, a defensive improvement on Stones. They lose out on potential and ball playing quality but theyare likely to be quite a cautious side and Williams will give them more value than Stones in that style.

Stones was excellent against Utd in the SF, they caused us a lot of problems in the second half, much of them stemming from his prompting from deep, easy to see why Pep would value him. City had an ageing squad, they had to address that problem.

No obvious favourite for the league this season.

There is and they play in red.

If Guardiola had any premier league experience you could make an argument for them but he doesn't. He has no idea how to rotate a squad through a brutal and long English season. He seems a smart bloke so I'm sure he'll do ok but we've got to be favourites.