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'We are going to buy 500 million players?' - Man City boss Guardiola brushes off Stones to Arsenal rumours

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was asked about reports linking Premier League rivals Arsenal with a move for defender John Stones – but said he wasn’t interested in talking about rumours.

New Gunners boss Mikel Arteta seems set on reshaping his back line at the Emirates Stadium, with the likes of Dayot Upemacano, Layvin Kurzawa, Thomas Meunier and Jerome Boateng all linked.

The 25-year-old Stones is another man to have had his name mentioned in recent weeks, but Guardiola doesn’t appear to be overly concerned.

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“I am not going to talk about rumours about our players or other players,” he said.