Stones admits he wants to extend Man City contract

• John Stones has confirmed he wants to sign a new contract at Manchester City after his current deal expires in 2026.
• Stones joined from Everton for around £47m in 2016.
• Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan are out of contract this summer, while Pep Guardiola has yet to sign a new deal.

It has been a cruel few weeks for the senior players who have been the stalwarts of Gareth Southgate’s reign. They have been dropped and demoted, their feelings hurt sometimes while bodies have given way. John Stones had been a survivor of the Southgate cull, but there was a moment when it seemed he, too, would miss Euro 2024.

It came minutes into England’s final friendly against Iceland. A stricken Stones went down under a challenge from Jon Dagur Thorsteinsson. “I knew it wasn’t my knee or my ankle, because of the mechanism in how I landed, it was almost like my big toe in the line straight down my foot and you think ‘I have fractured it’,” he recalled.

John Stones has confirmed he wants to sign a new contract at Manchester City after his current deal expires in 2026.

“From my perspective, this is a club I love and have at for a long time and hopefully it will continue to be,” Stones said.

“My whole family are City fans, my kids, my relatives. City is a big part of their lives too, so I feel honoured to be part of this great football club.”

Stones joined from Everton for around £47m in 2016 ทางเข้า ufabet and has since made over 250 appearances, winning 17 trophies.

The Citizens could lose both Kevin De Bruyne and Ilkay Gundogan this summer as their contracts expire, while Pep Guardiola is yet to sign a new deal.

In addition to Stones, Kyle Walker, Ederson and Bernardo Silva are also out of contract in 2026.