Fabrizio Romano reveals Man City's John Stones 'expectation' ahead of contract expiry

Manchester City defender John Stones is reportedly expected to permission the nine astatine the extremity of the season.

The Citizens are already preparing to bid farewell to nine fable Bernardo Silva, who recently announced that helium volition depart astatine the extremity of the season.

However, Silva is not the lone subordinate who is retired of declaration this summer, with Stones's woody besides acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of June.

According to writer Fabrizio Romano, determination is nary denotation that Stones and Man City volition proceed their narration beyond the summer.

Stones acceptable to permission Man City 

The transportation adept claims that, unless determination is simply a last-minute change, Stones volition go a escaped cause astatine the decision of the 2025-26 campaign.

The defender volition see his adjacent steps with his household and representatives arsenic helium looks for a caller nine for the archetypal clip successful 10 years. 

In the meantime, the 31-year-old is inactive keen to lend to Man City's rubric challenge, though the level of his engagement volition beryllium connected his fittingness situation.

Stones has been restricted to conscionable 15 competitory matches successful an injury-hit season, and helium has not featured successful the Premier League since the commencement of December. 

Where could Stones spell this summer?

While helium has struggled for crippled clip this season, Stones has made 292 appearances since arriving from Everton successful 2016.

The England planetary has played a cardinal relation successful Man City's occurrence nether Pep Guardiola, helping the nine triumph six league titles, 5 EFL Cups, 2 FA Cups, a Champions League crown, a UEFA Super Cup and a Club World Cup.

Stones could inactive triumph different league rubric and FA Cup earlier helium has to determine which nine to articulation up of the 2026-27 season.

A instrumentality to Everton has been mentioned as a imaginable option for the centre-back, particularly if the Toffees tin unafraid European shot for adjacent season. 

Alternatively, Stones whitethorn look astatine the anticipation of a determination extracurricular the UK, having antecedently been linked with German giants Bayern Munich.