John Stones

John Stones joined Manchester City from Everton on 9 August 2016. The England international defender penned a six-year deal that will keep him at the Etihad Stadium until at least 2022. Stones became City's eighth signing of the 2016 summer transfer window, following in the footsteps of Ilkay Gundogan, Nolito, Aleksandar Zinchenko, Aaron Mooy, Leroy Sane, Gabriel Jesus and Marlos Moreno. The 22-year-old, widely regarded as one of the world's most promising center-backs, spent more than three years at Everton, where he built a reputation as a ball-playing, 21st century defender, equally as adept at neutralizing opposition attacks as launching the first key pass out of the defensive third. Stones represented England at U19, U20 and U21 level before making his senior international debut on 30 May 2014 in a 3-0 friendly victory over Peru at Wembley. He made his competitive debut for the Three Lions in the Euro 2016 qualifying opener against Switzerland, where Roy Hodgson's side got off