Manchester City look set to sign Everton guard John Stones after the England worldwide was incorporated into their squad for a Champions League play-off against Steaua Bucharest on UEFA's legitimate site.
City were required to present their last rundown of players for the European tie before midnight on Tuesday and Stones was named as a major aspect of Pep Guardiola's squad despite the fact that his foreseen move to Eastlands is yet to be formally declared.
"We have checked with the club and the player is in the squad," a UEFA representative told the Guardian on Tuesday.
"We got the majority of the squad records from the clubs before midnight and submitted them to our site which is the standard method."
Guardiola has made marking Stones one of his top needs since assuming responsibility at City in the nearby season, yet Everton's craving to secure the greatest conceivable expense has dragged out the transactions.
Everton foiled Chelsea's tireless endeavors to sign Stones last season and it is trusted they told the 22-year-old he would be permitted to leave this year in the event that they got a reasonable offer.
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City's underlying £40 million offer was rejected by Everton however talks have proceeded and the shock news that Stones has been recorded as the group's number 24 player on UEFA's site proposes the arrangement will at last experience soon.
City will play Romanian club Steaua Bucharest in the Champions League play-off round first leg on August 16.
Their first Premier League installation is at home to Sunderland on Saturday.
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