It’s a massive gamble signing Stones at the minute, he can’t stay fit at all, it’s been the case for over a year now. Can’t seem to play twice a week. Such a shame as him & Laporte looked an incredible partnership the first half of last season. When he joined City I’m sure he wanted to be the next Kompany in terms of performances unfortunately it’s his injury record he’s replicating
They don’t; they just don’t share your view of the power of a contract in football. Mostly because they watch footballers all over the world consistently bought out of contracts on a whim.