John Stones is close to agreeing to a contract extension with Manchester City for another 3 years. This will take his weekly wages to €175,000. Currently, he just has one year left on his current contract with the club.
Last season John stones played 33 games for Manchester City helping them win the League. They also got to the UEFA Champions League Final. He scored 4 goals and had a 93% pass accuracy and keeping 14 clean sheets as well. He played a vital role in helping England get to the Euros Final as well against Italy.
How does John Stones contract extension help Manchester City for the next season?
Currently, Manchester City has 4 centre backs. With the addition of Ruben Dias last season, John stones found a compatible centre back partnership. With the well-oiled structure of play Manchester City plays in, the two centre backs need to be ball-playing centre backs. John stones have a successful dribbling rate of 91% while winning 70% of his aerial duels.
He is in the top 99 percentile of centre backs for progressive carries as well as pass completion rate. John Stone joined Manchester City in 2016 from Everton for a transfer fee of £50.04m. This was at the time the most expensive defensive signing made in the League. John stone being English as well helps to fill the homegrown quota a club needs to satisfy before the start of the league.
This would be the start of the rebuilt process of the club as current contracts of certain first-team players are coming to the end. With the reports of Manchester city starting to bid for players to re-enforce their squad. This transfer market shall be one to watch for the reigning champions of the English Premier League. With the likes of Harry Kane and Jack Grealish being linked to the club, the month of August shall be an unpredicted one.
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