London Arsenal are preparing a controversial move on the summer transfer market. According to information from the British newspaper The Sun, the Gunners are seriously considering the possibility of signing a contract with Manchester City and England team central manager John Stones.
In addition, the 32-river Gravec has the status of a free agent, the remainder of his agreement with the locals has reached its end at the beginning of this month. The main reason for this urgent search for reinforcement is the personnel problems of Mikel Arteta in the center of defense.
Arsenal defensive leader William Saliba competed at the World Championships with a back problem. The situation became critical during the pre-final match between France and Spain. Now it turns out that thanks to this injury, the French defender may be out of trouble for a few months.
In this situation, Stones’ candidacy looks like a very realistic and reliable short-term solution for the leadership of Londoners. Let's put a factor in the cost of this transition because Mikel Arteta is wonderfully aware of the Englishman's abilities: they have already successfully done this before, when the Spanish coach took over as assistant head coach in Manchester. In this hour he played 295 matches and scored 19 goals. Together with the team, the defender won the Premier League six times, and also triumphed among the Liza champions and the club world championship in 2023.