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Chelsea fail with audacious £20m bid for Everton's England ace John Stones
EVERTON have rejected a £20million bid from Chelsea for defender John Stones, according to reports.
John Stones is wanted by Chelsea
Stones impressed for the Toffees last term and broke into the England set-up.
And according to Sky Sports, Jose Mourinho has now lodged a bid for the 21-year-old.
Roberto Martinez was this morning forced to deny that he had made an £8million move for Jonny Evans.
Everton had also been linked with a move for Juventus star Angelo Ogbonna before the Italian opted for West Ham.
Martinez is already short a defender after seeing Sylvain Distin depart at the end of last season.
And it seems that Everton have no intention of letting Stones leave Goodison Park as well.
It is a similar situation to James McCarthy, who has been linked with Tottenham and Manchester City, but remains part of Martinez's plans.