Transfer window: Everton rule out selling Stones to Chelsea
Roberto Martinez says wantaway defender John Stones will be staying at Everton and not heading to Premier League champions Chelsea.
Roberto Martinez says wantaway defender John Stones will be staying at Everton and not heading to Premier League champions Chelsea.
Tottenham Hotspur are closing in on a move for striker Clinton Njie from Lyon, the French club have confirmed.
"We are close to an agreement but there's no urgency for us," president Jean-Michel Aulastold French radio RMC.
"We want to complete our own signings first ... but I thank (Tottenham chairman) Daniel Levy to have made an offer that we now regard as consistent," he added.
According to reports, Tottenham are ready to pay £10 million plus more in further payments for the 21-year-old who scored seven goals in 30 Ligue 1 appearances with Lyon last season.
Njie, who can play in several attacking positions, has eight caps for Cameroon.
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