Man City: Pep Guardiola reflects on loss against Tottenham
Arsenal transfer target John Stones should be sold by Manchester City this summer, but will probably stay with Nicolas Otamendi departing. That's the opinion of ESPN pundit Steve Nicol.
Stones hasn't been at his best this season for the under-performing champions.
The centre-back has only featured 11 times in the league, partly due to injuries.
Stones, who City forked out £50million for back in 2016, was left out of Pep Guardiola's squad for the last two games against Sheffield United and Tottenham.
Arsenal were believed to be exploring the possibility of making a move for the out-of-favour defender during the January transfer window.
Man City ace John Stones was wanted by Arsenal during January (Image: GETTY)
Ex-City assistant Mikel Arteta was believed to be keen to work with the Englishman again, but a move never materialised.
Instead, Guardiola insisted the £50m-man was not for sale, and wouldn't entertain the possibility of him leaving on loan.
Now, he could be set to change his mind, with reports stating that the Spanish manager has a shortlist of four defenders he is looking at, with a view to signing one of them to play alongside Aymeric Laporte.
City have struggled at the back this season due to injuries suffered by Laporte and Stones, combined with the departure of Vincent Kompany last summer.
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