Get the biggest City transfer window stories, analysis and updates delivered straight to your inbox Think back to the summer transfer window of 2020 and the career crossroads that John Stones was standing in was vastly different to what lies ahead of him today.
After coming through at Barnsley and Everton, Stones was seen as the future kingpin of the England defence and that was enough to convince Manchester City to splash £50million on him during the first summer of Pep Guardiola 's reign.
Injuries and lapses of concentration saw Stones fall in and out of the team regularly, with Guardiola even publicly stating the injuries were a real issue for a club like City to deal with because of the expectation.
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