Everton

[Chazza]

Rejected a £20m bid from Chelsea for John Stones

[Pablo]

Wow, up that slightly and they'll have to accept surely?

Johnny Evans in to replace him

I really don't see what the fuss is with Stones. He's no Joey Gomez that's for sure!

[Chazza]

But who is Pabs?

Oh Joey Joey is Beckenbaur, Berasi, Booby Moore and Hansen all rolled into one.

The first £1bn player no doubt.

Back on Stones I would guess the bid gets upped and eventually accepted with Evans in as replacement.

[Pablo]

Well, Phil Jones.

[Yozza]

Not sure what his problem is....

Chelsea's John Stones bid angers Everton boss Roberto Martinez

Everton manager Roberto Martinez has criticised Chelsea for publicising their bid for defender John Stones.

Blues boss Jose Mourinho confirmed his interest in the 21-year-old England international, saying: "We made a bid because we like the player."

The Toffees are reported to have rejected the £20m offer from the Premier League champions.

"There is the disappointment of a club making a statement to the press and making it openly," said Martinez.

Speaking after his side's Asia Trophy final 3-1 defeat by Arsenal, Martinez added: "I don't think we'd do it and speak about a player. John Stones is an Everton player, full stop.

"We are not a selling club. We are not a club that needs to be worried about what other clubs put through the press."

Stones, who made 23 Premier League appearances last season, still has four years to run on his current Everton deal.

But Mourinho made no apologises for his approach for the player, telling Sky Sports: "When the transfer window is open, every club and player is open to bids.

"Bids come for our players and we make bids for other players. The process can be so simple.

"I would advise Roberto Martinez to do the same thing I do. If I don't want to accept any offer, I say 'I don't accept any offer'. He can make it very, very easy."

[leo]

Wouldn't mind him playing for us.

[danperkins]

Stones looks a great prospect, not surprising Mourinho sees him as a the next Terry. As regards Martinez reaction, i'm sure he's just worried he'll lose a very talented player.

[Yozza]

Stones looks a great prospect, not surprising Mourinho sees him as a the next Terry. As regards Martinez reaction, i'm sure he's just worried he'll lose a very talented player.

Yeah but he should be used to it by now!

[kev776]

Maureen being the ****house again, bidding is one thing, if kept quiet the player doesn't need to know but to make it public ensures the player is unsettled.

[Chris]

Nothing club. Leon Osman already talking about us in the press as if theres not 18 other teams in the league. Pathetic, small time cunts. If any of our players ever come out with that **** I'd want them executed.

[peekay]

Nothing wrong in making a bid and making the bid public. But I think something more has happened. Player must have been tapped up or something. Otherwise, Martinez's reaction is weird.

[Exiled_red]

It sounds like they know he is going to go it's just a matter of time and money. Martinez is saying he's not for same to bump the price up when the deal happens.

[Norbs]

Exactly! He's feigning anger while looking down the championship roster to find a replacement

[Exiled_red]

I hadn't seen this before, but apparently they are having a testimonial for Duncan Ferguson in a couple of weeks. And Rooney is going to play for them, because Ferguson was his hero.

[Pablo]

Those Martinez "we're not a selling club" comments from a couple of days ago are about to look pretty stupid when Chelsea bid £34m for Stones.

£34m for Stones! **** me! Snatch their hands off! For a club like Everton they could get 4/5 players in for that.

Martinez really does come out with some absolute bull****.