Despite the trophies won, John Stones's career is in many eddies. The 31 -year -old defender had several important physical seeds in his career, notably since his transfer to Manchester City in 2016. Last season, the English international missed almost 164 days of competition, a total of 32 injury games. A difficult period that led him to think about his future in the world of football.
“” Last season was difficult for me, to the point that I thought of stopping he said BBC Radio 5 Live. I was tired of being so professional and trying to do everything in my power, and then continue to collapse and not have the answers. It was a very difficult situation to live. (…) I was very moved. I couldn't think clearly. I do not think that deep down, I would never have made this decision. A few years ago, when City offered me a new challenge, I said: “I'm going to fight”. That's all I can do since I was a child, why should I stop now? I have this fighting spirit in me and this winner's mentality who does not want to stop ».
