Everton to reject Chelsea's third bid for England defender John Stones

Chelsea's £30million bid for John Stones will be rejected

CHELSEA will see a £30million bid for John Stones rejected this week, according to reports.

 

The Blues are set to make their third bid for Stones having already seen £20m and £26m offers knocked back.

But Jose Mourinho is still keen to land the England defender.

 

However the Daily Mail report that the Toffees will also reject the third offer.

Mourinho watched on as the Blues were held by Swansea on the opening day of the season without any new players in their starting XI.

 

John Stones talks to the referee on Saturday

Asmir Begovic and Radamel Falcao - the club's only first team summer signings - both came on as substitutes.

Chelsea are expected to tie up a deal for Augsburg defender Baba Rahman this week but their move for Stones is likely to go to the wire.

Everton manager Roberto Martinez is desperate to keep the 21-year-old with only Stones and Phil Jagielka as recognised central defenders in his squad.

 

And after their 2-2 draw with Watford on Saturday Martinez claimed Stones loved the club too much to sulk about the move.

“He loves Everton. He loves the club and the team and he is an incredible professional, so I don’t think you would ever expect him to sulk,” Martínez said. 

“He will always react professionally. John is an incredible leader. He will always give everything to the club.”