Roberto Martinez tells Chelsea: Everton will NOT sell John Stones.....

Roberto Martinez has warned Chelsea that Everton will not sell John Stones even if the England defender hands in a transfer request.

Chelsea are continuing to pursue Stones aggressively and, having had three offers rejected, they are expected to make a fourth in the region of £35million in an attempt to land a player they regard as John Terry's long-term successor.

It has been reported that Stones has told Martinez he wants to leave but Everton's manager insisted he had not had any such conversation with the 21-year-old. More significantly, he stressed it would not make any difference.

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Roberto Martinez has told Chelsea to forget about signing 21-year-old Everton defender John Stones

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Chelsea are pursuing Stones aggressively after three rejected bids and will go in one more for the defender

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Everton manager Martinez has told Chelsea that he will not allow Stones to leave during this transfer window