Alan Hansen: "Barcelona would be perfect for John Stones"
The Liverpool legend and former Match of the Day pundit reckons the Everton defender "has all the attributes" to compliment the European Champions at the back.
Alan Hansen, Liverpool’s central defensive legend turned TV pundit extraordinaire, has weighed in with his thoughts on John Stones’ standout season with the Reds’ Merseyside rivals, Everton: “From what I’ve seen, Stones has all the attributes to play for Barcelona, but when you read about clubs being prepared to spend £50million on him, at this stage you are still paying for potential”, the Scot noted.
“In a footballing sense, and this is purely a footballing consideration, Barcelona would be perfect for him. The way he plays, and the way they play, would be the ideal match-up. Yes, they have some unbelievable talents higher up the pitch, but they haven't lost a football match for five months because they don't give many goals away”.
The Mirror claims that the Toffees have already turned down a 50 million euro offer for the 22-year-old English defender. Stones is in Barcelona’s crosshairs, as are a number of other central defensive options (Laporte, Marquinhos and Thiago Silva), however, Los Azulgranas are not in a position to invest so heavily in such an unproven player.