{"id":230284,"date":"2026-02-25T11:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/everton-now-plotting-move-for-unbelievable-250k-a-week-man-city-star-who-moyes-would-love-to-sign\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T11:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T11:10:12","slug":"everton-now-plotting-move-for-unbelievable-250k-a-week-man-city-star-who-moyes-would-love-to-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/25\/everton-now-plotting-move-for-unbelievable-250k-a-week-man-city-star-who-moyes-would-love-to-sign\/","title":{"rendered":"Everton now plotting move for &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; \u00a3250k-a-week Man City star who Moyes would love to sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/everton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Everton<\/a> are now plotting a summer move for an &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; Manchester City star, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/tag\/david-moyes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Moyes<\/a> would love to sign.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"toffees-eyeing-summer-move-for-new-defender\">\n                        <strong>Toffees eyeing summer move for new defender<\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>Moyes has opted to play <a href=\"https:\/\/www.everton.news\/jarrad-branthwaite-responds-to-david-moyes-decision-to-play-him-left-back-for-everton\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Jarrad Branthwaite<\/a> at left-back as of late, with the Englishman playing in an unnatural role in the 1-0 defeat against Manchester United, although he has since admitted he&#8217;d rather be given the nod in the middle.<\/p>\n<p>Branthwaite said: <em>&#8220;The manager asked me to play there again and I\u2019m happy to if it keeps me on the pitch. Obviously I\u2019d like to be at centre-half, but, you know, I\u2019m always happy to be on the pitch and helping the team.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Given that the 23-year-old is being deployed on the left, and Michael Keane&#8217;s contract is set to expire this summer, the Toffees may need to bring in a new centre-back, and several targets have already been identified.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-now-showing-strong-transfer-interest-marco-senesi-aston-villa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marco Senesi<\/a> could be a low-cost addition to Moyes&#8217; squad, with the AFC Bournemouth star&#8217;s contract set to come to an end this summer, while the Merseysiders are also planning a formal approach to sign Atletico Madrid defender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-now-planning-formal-transfer-bid-robin-le-normand\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Robin Le Normand<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report from Football Insider, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/sources-everton-plot-difficult-john-stones-deal-as-man-city-exit-offers-emerge\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Everton are now plotting a summer move for Manchester City star John Stones<\/a>, but a deal could be difficult for Dan Friedkin &amp; co to get over the line, given that he currently pockets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/manchester-city-weekly-wages-salaries-highest-paid-players\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a3250k-a-week<\/a> at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape \">\n<div class=\"responsive-img  image-expandable  img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:50%\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG\" data-modal-id=\"single-image-modal\" data-modal-container-id=\"single-image-modal-container\" data-img-caption=\"&quot;&quot;\">\n                                                                                            <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=500&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=800&amp;dpr=2\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 1023px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/manchester-city-s-john-stones-applauds-fans-after-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=825&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> Indeed, the centre-back is among Man City&#8217;s highest earners, but he is expected to receive offers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/premier-league\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> and abroad this summer, having struggled with injuries over the past few seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Former scout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/everton-would-love-to-complete-john-stones-signing-after-deal-agreed\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Mick Brown<\/a> believes the Toffees&#8217; boss would personally be very keen on signing the defender, saying: &#8220;<em>Moyesey would love to sign John Stones, there\u2019s no doubt about that, he would definitely be an improvement on the options they\u2019ve got at the moment.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"stones-could-be-quot-unbelievable-quot-signing-for-everton\">\n                        <strong>Stones could be &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; signing for Everton <\/strong><br \/>\n               <\/h2>\n<p>The 31-year-old has had his fair share of injury issues over the past few years, recently spending a significant period of time on the sidelines due to a thigh problem.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><strong>John Stones&#8217; injury record<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong>Games missed (Man City &amp; England)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2022-23<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>12<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2023-24<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>11<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2024-25<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>34<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>2025-26<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p>21<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>However, the 87-time England international is a top player when fit, according to Thomas Tuchel, who singled him out for high praise earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Barnsley-born defender is vastly experienced, making 255 Premier League appearances, and winning the title on six occasions, while also lifting two FA Cups, four EFL Cups, a UEFA Super Cup, Club World Cup and the 2022-23 Champions League, across a glittering career.<\/p>\n<p>As such, Stones could be a fantastic signing for Everton, but his injury record over the past few years will be a concern.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"david-moyes-loves-him-liam-delap-everton-summer-transfer-target\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/everton-s-manager-david-moyes-during-the-warm-up-before-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/everton-s-manager-david-moyes-during-the-warm-up-before-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Everton's manager David Moyes during the warm up before the match \" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/everton-s-manager-david-moyes-during-the-warm-up-before-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/everton-s-manager-david-moyes-during-the-warm-up-before-the-match.JPG?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>Related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \">\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/david-moyes-loves-him-liam-delap-everton-summer-transfer-target\/\" title=\"Moyes loves him: &quot;Sensational&quot; former Preston striker now major summer target for Everton\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n\t\t\tMoyes loves him: &#8220;Sensational&#8221; former Preston striker now major summer target for Everton<br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t<\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">The Toffees are making plans for the summer.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballfancast.com\/everton-now-plotting-transfer-move-john-stones-david-moyes-man-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Everton are now plotting a summer move for an &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; Manchester City star, who David Moyes would love to sign. Toffees eyeing summer move for new defender Moyes has opted to play Jarrad Branthwaite at left-back as of late, with the Englishman playing in an unnatural role in the 1-0 defeat against Manchester United, although [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":230285,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6808],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-230284","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230284","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230284"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230284\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230284"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230284"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230284"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}