John Stones has been making quite an impression on the Premier League and it now appears that the current Champions, Chelsea, are keen to sign the 20-year-old.

The England international signed for the Merseyside club in 2013 and since then has greatly increased the £3million price tag that they paid for him. Playing alongside fellow international Phil Jagielka has matured him and his confidence has made the youngster one of the most promising starlets on England’s books.

After an assured display against Manchester United where he scored his first Everton goal many have started to look at him as a potential transfer target. Blues boss, Jose Mourinho, rates Stones highly and has expressed that how impressed he is with the 20-year-old's flexibility (playing at both centre back and right back this season).

In the current campaign he has won 65% of his tackles and headers as well as having a 91% successful pass rate. His statistics match and better some of the best defenders in the Premier League including Chelsea’s own John Terry who has only completed 87% of his passes. His strength and determination to put a tackle in alongside his speed is quickly turning him into the perfect modern centre-back and Mourinho is considering a double swoop for him and teammate Seamus Coleman but while the big lights might be tempting for the 20-year-old he would do well to stay put for now.

Having become Premier League champions, it is only natural that everyone at the club is now looking for a serious challenge for the Champions League. In this season’s competition, the Blues were embarrassed by PSG in a first leg which gave them too much to do.

One of the main reasons they were so successful in the top tier of English football was due to the superb signings in the summer transfer window where they nabbed, among others, PFA Player of the Year Diego Costa. It is expected that the gaffer is looking to sign a few key (and probably expensive) players and if Stones is offered a contract then it would be a tough decision to make. While many expect Stones to become a key player for club and country - hopefully taking over where John Terry has left off - he would be better remaining in Merseyside, at least for another season.

The 20-year-old is still young and still relatively new in the Premier League and while Jose is a superb manager, he will not get the opportunity to play as many games while the Chelsea back-four is so strong, as well as boasting an impressive goal-scoring record - Chelsea’s defenders have been instrumental in winning the Premier League.

The amount of game time a player gets at Stones’ age can make or break the rest of their career. Stones is well loved by Everton fans and while he is continuing to learn and develop under Roberto Martinez and under the guidance of Jagielka there is no need to jump.

Stones time will eventually go to an even bigger club than Everton I have no doubt, but now is not that time.

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