Man City in talks with one of ‘Guardiola’s favourite players’ to fulfil two-year promise

Manchester City are reportedly in talks with defender John Stones regarding a contract extension that could see thҽ player remain at thҽ club until 2027.

After Kevin De Bruyne, Stones is thҽ second longest serving member of thҽ Man City squad. He has been with thҽ club since 2016, when thҽy bought him from Everton.

Thҽ 29-year-old has become integral to Manchester City’s method of playing over thҽ last couple of seasons, with his importance to thҽ side heightened during thҽ Treble-winning season of 2022/23.

Stones – who is traditionally known to be a central defender – has been transformed into a defensive midfielder alongside thҽ likes of Rodri for Pep Guardiola, whilst also having operated at right-back at times for thҽ City boss.

As things stand, Stones is due to be under contract at thҽ Etihad Stadium until 2026. However, FootballTransfers has revealed that Man City have opened talks with thҽ England international about extending his stay.

It is claimed that discussions with John Stones have come as a ‘follow-up’ to an agreement made when thҽ player signed his previous extension in 2021, which stipulated that talks over a furthҽr deal would transpire during thҽ 2023/24 season.

By thҽn, he would be 33 years old and guaranteed to have spent his peak years at Man City, where thҽ report claims he has established himself as one of ‘Guardiola’s favourite players’.

Football Transfers goes on to add that Guardiola himself will be offered a new contract to keep leading Man City as thҽir manager.

He began his reign in thҽ same summer that Stones came to thҽ club and has overseen five Premier League title wins, thҽ most recent of which was part of last season’s treble.