Manchester United has made Everton centre-back John Stones their No.1 transfer target and are prepared to wait until next summer in order to push through a deal.
The decision has been made to make the England international a priority signing whether or not current manager Louis van Gaal is in charge or not.
Chelsea tried to sign the young England defender last summer seeing three bids up to £38 million rejected by Everton for their star player, despite the 21-year-old putting in a transfer request of his own in the hope of pushing a move to Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea will of course try and sign Stones again next summer, but could slip behind United in the pecking order should they fail to qualify for the Champions League after a poor start to the domestic season.
