{"id":22038,"date":"2026-07-27T17:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22038"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T17:53:12","slug":"john-stones-to-inter-milan-fabrizio-romano-reveals-latest-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=22038","title":{"rendered":"John Stones to Inter Milan? Fabrizio Romano reveals latest talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Inter Milan are set to discuss a two-year deal with John Stones as a free agent, with talks ongoing as per transfer insider Fabrizio Romano.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old England international is available without a transfer fee following the expiration of his contract at Manchester City, ending a decorated decade-long tenure at the Etihad Stadium.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL CAUGHTOFFSIDE APP FOR ALL THE LATEST &#038; BREAKING UPDATES \u2013 STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! ON <span role=\"presentation\"><u>APPLE<\/u><\/span> &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>GOOGLE PLAY<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Fabrizio Romano updates on John Stones<\/h2>\n<p>Taking to X, Fabrizio Romano provided the latest update on the high-profile transfer saga surrounding the multi-time Premier League winner:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnderstand Inter are set to discuss a two year deal with John Stones as a free agent, talks ongoing. Juventus also approached his camp over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Decision up to the English CB who also has proposals in Premier League.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">???? Understand Inter are set to discuss a two year deal with John Stones as a free agent, talks ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Juventus also approached his camp over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Decision up to the English CB who also has proposals in Premier League. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a3pk4TGt7A\">pic.twitter.com\/a3pk4TGt7A<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Nerazzurri have been in direct contact with Stones\u2019 representatives for several days to establish terms for a move to Serie A.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-lazy tweet-img lazyload\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">???????? Inter and Juventus are both in talks with John Stones\u2019 camp over potential free transfer.<\/p>\n<p>Negotiations are taking place this week with Stones open to Italy as next destination.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Arsenal made approaches too; up to Stones.<\/p>\n<p>??? https:\/\/t.co\/PqAIIgeLfc <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zwrns4mUru\">pic.twitter.com\/zwrns4mUru<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 27, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2>Final decision up to John Stones who has offers from English clubs as well<\/h2>\n<p>The ultimate decision rests entirely with the veteran defender, who is weighing option-rich proposals across Europe.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside Serie A giants Inter and Juventus, who made contact over the weekend, Premier League contenders Chelsea and Arsenal have both made approaches to retain his services in England.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham manager Roberto De Zerbi is also said to be a big admirer of Stones, seeing him as an ideal leader to bring into his side.<\/p>\n<p>Stones is understood to be intrigued by the prospect of taking on a fresh tactical challenge in Italian football, though a stay in England remains firmly on the table.<\/p>\n<h2>John Stones will be an excellent free signing<\/h2>\n<p>Securing a player of Stones\u2019 caliber on a free transfer represents a massive opportunity for any elite European club.<\/p>\n<p>Boasting six Premier League titles, a UEFA Champions League trophy, and extensive international experience with England, the Englishman offers world-class composure, defensive intelligence, and elite ball-playing capabilities.<\/p>\n<p>For Inter Milan, adding his versatility to their defensive rotation without paying a transfer fee would be a masterstroke of summer business.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Inter Milan are set to discuss a two-year deal with John Stones as a free&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chelsea"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=22038"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22038\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/22039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=22038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=22038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=22038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}