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Page 20 The British Weekly, Sat. November 21, 2015<br />
British Weekly Sport<br />
Barca join<br />
Stones hunt<br />
n Catalan giants join Chelsea and United<br />
in tug of war for Everton defender<br />
John Stones is likely to be<br />
the subject of an intense<br />
bidding war next<br />
summer with Barcelona<br />
among the leading teams<br />
scouting the Everton star.<br />
Scouts from the Catalan<br />
giants were detailed to<br />
watch England’s friendly<br />
against Spain in Alicante<br />
last week and although<br />
Stones never left the<br />
bench, the central<br />
defender’s display<br />
in Tuesday’s victory over<br />
France will ensure<br />
Barcelona continue to<br />
monitor his progress.<br />
Just days before facing<br />
England with Spain,<br />
Barcelona defender<br />
Gerard Piqué named<br />
Stones as the only<br />
Englishman in his World<br />
XI in an with The Daily<br />
Telegraph.<br />
Piqué praised the<br />
defender as “one of a new<br />
generation who<br />
understand football not<br />
just as a defender”,<br />
prompting several<br />
observers to conclude the<br />
praise was the opening<br />
salvo in a charm offensive<br />
designed to lure the player<br />
next summer.<br />
The 21-year-old Stones<br />
was the subject of a £30m<br />
bid from Chelsea during<br />
the summer which<br />
Everton rejected, with<br />
Toffees manager Roberto<br />
Martínez reportedly<br />
telling the player that he<br />
would one day move<br />
somewhere ‘better than<br />
Stamford Bridge’.<br />
Moving abroad so early<br />
in his career might be a<br />
step Stones is unwilling to<br />
take. Another obstacle in<br />
the way of Barcelona’s<br />
interest would be his fee.<br />
Having seen off repeated<br />
bids from Chelsea,<br />
Everton will demand over<br />
£40 million when they<br />
eventually agree to sell<br />
and Barcelona do not<br />
traditionally pay the<br />
biggest money on central<br />
defenders.<br />
England edge France on<br />
night of football unity<br />
n Alli and Rooney on target in emotional night at Wembley<br />
England beat France 2-0<br />
Tuesday night at<br />
Wembley on an<br />
emotional night as more<br />
than 70,000 fans<br />
honoured the victims of<br />
the Paris attacks.<br />
Fans united before kick<br />
off to sing La Marseillaise<br />
- the French national<br />
anthem - in front of the<br />
Duke of Cambridge and<br />
Prime Minister David<br />
Cameron.<br />
There was a perfectly<br />
observed minute’s<br />
silence, with both sets of<br />
players standing together.<br />
Dele Alli scored on his<br />
full England debut, a fine<br />
25-yard finish, before<br />
Wayne Rooney’s volley<br />
sealed victory.<br />
England’s 10th and<br />
final game of the calendar<br />
year brought a seventh<br />
victory yet this was a<br />
night when the result,<br />
tactics and performance<br />
were secondary.<br />
The French Football<br />
Federation chose to go<br />
ahead with the fixture<br />
despite Friday’s attacks in<br />
Paris that left 129 people<br />
dead.<br />
There was an excellent<br />
show of unity for the<br />
French national anthem<br />
before the England and<br />
France teams mixed in<br />
with each other for a<br />
pre-match team<br />
photograph to huge<br />
applause.<br />
England boss Roy<br />
Hodgson and his France<br />
counterpart Didier<br />
Deschamps embraced<br />
after joining Prince<br />
William, president of the<br />
Football Association, in<br />
cont on page 19, col 4<br />
HOT PROPERTy: John Stones on England duty this week<br />
Chelsea will almost<br />
certainly make another<br />
play for Stones, but they<br />
also face major<br />
competition from<br />
Manchester United, who<br />
have long held an interest<br />
in the player but decided<br />
against being drawn into a<br />
Sat. Nov. 21st English Premier League<br />
7am: Chelsea vs Norwich<br />
7am: West Brom vs Arsenal<br />
7am: Everton vs Aston Villa<br />
9.30am: Man City vs Liverpool<br />
La Liga El Clasico<br />
9.15am Real Madrid vs Barcelona<br />
Sun. Nov. 22nd English Premier League<br />
8am: Spurs vs West Ham<br />
Mon. Nov. 23rd English Premier League<br />
Noon: Crystal Palace vs Sunderland<br />
bidding war in the<br />
summer. That will now<br />
change, however, with the<br />
player moving higher and<br />
higher up their list of<br />
targets.<br />
Chelsea are also<br />
rumored to be preparing a<br />
big money bid for Saido<br />
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