Manchester City are ready to listen to offers for John Stones.

The Sun says Stones could be offered an escape route to ex-club Everton from his Manchester City misery.

The out-of-favour England defender is currently Pep Guardiola's FIFTH choice centre-back at the Etihad.

And Everton would be interested in a cut-price deal, having sold Stones to City in a £47million move back in 2016 while Arsenal have also been heavily linked.

Sources close to Stones say the unhappy 26-year-old will consider his options this summer and is open to a return to Goodison Park after falling down the pecking order at City.

Stones was left on the bench for Thursday's thumping 4-0 win over newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool with Guardiola picking 19-year-old Eric Garcia.