Manchester City to swap Wilfried Bony for John Stones if Everton sell Romelu Lukaku
Pep Guardiola could finally land Toffees defender but deal depends on big Belgian possibly being sold to Man United
MANCHESTER CITY want to swap out-of-favour striker Wilfried Bony in exchange for John Stones – if Everton sell Romelu Lukaku.
Pep Guardiola is looking to step up his pursuit of the England centre-back after missing out on Athletic Bilbao's Aymeric Laporte.
City are now keen to do a deal with Everton of around £20m plus Ivory Coast international Bony for the 22-year-old.
New Toffees boss Ronald Koeman could be interested in the switch if he decided to sell in-demand 23-year-old forward Lukaku.
Bony has struggled to hold down a first-team place at City and has scored just six times in 36 appearances.
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Guardiola does not see a future for the ex-Swansea star, 27, at the Etihad.
He is lining up a £60m swoop for Borussia Dortmund ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus are all looking to sign Lukaku who is rated at a staggering £65m.
But Everton could be willing to do a deal for less if they had Bony lined up as a replacement.
Stones, who has played 77 times for Everton since joining them in 2013, is away with England at Euro 2016.