Martinez: We will reject John Stones transfer request
Everton manager Roberto Martinez came out fighting lastnight with a staunch “He is not for sale” message to Chelsea on the back of reports of a John Stones transfer request.
The centre-back was under intense scrutiny of his performance against Barnsley and Martinez felt he coped with the pressure well and also confirmed that the centre-back is not for sale and very much forms part of his plans.
“We will reject it in the morning,”
“The situation with John is very clear,”
“We have great ambition, great desire and great plans for John.
“We’ve got to a point now, in life and in football, where money can’t buy everything. That’s going to be a very strong statement from Everton; we want to be a winning side, and clearly John is a big part of the future.”
“We care about him, we will protect him and give him everything we can to allow him to enjoy his football,” he added.
“During this tough period, we are going to be there for him.
“We have great ambition, great desire and great plans for John.”
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