straight to your inbox Rio Ferdinand has urged John Stones to leave Manchester City to resurrect his career. The English centre-back has only started twice for Pep Guardiola since the season restarted in June.
Eric Garcia and Aymeric Laporte have often been Guardiola's preferred pairing, with Fernandinho and Nicolas Otmanedi also ahead of him in the pecking order.
Whilst Garcia could leave the club after rejecting a new contract, Nathan Ake's arrival from Bournemouth for £41million could leave Stones as City's sixth-choice defender.
MEN Sport understands that Kalidou Koulibaly remains their prime target this summer, further pushing Stones down the ranks. With England boss Gareth Southgate constantly reiterating his belief that players must.
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