Blues keen on boosting defence

Everton's John Stones.

Everton's John Stones.

Published Oct 10, 2015

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Chelsea will reportedly make fresh attempts to sign Everton defender John Stones and Paris Saint-Germain’s Marquinhos in January.

The Blues had several bids going up to £30million for 21-year-old England international stopper Stones during the summer with Everton successfully holding on to their prize asset.

The player even tried to force a switch to Stamford Bridge by handing in a transfer request, before accepting the Toffees' decision to keep hold of him.

The speculation has not affected Stones' performances for the Goodison Park outfit and he has enjoyed a solid start to the season before picking up a knee injury in the Capital One Cup win over Reading last month.

And following Chelsea's shocking start, with their defence conceding 17 goals in their opening eight matches in which they have picked up just eight points, it seems the Stamford Bridge bosses will back Jose Mourinho with more money to make a renewed bid to sign Stones in the New Year.

Meanwhile, PSG's Brazilian defender Marquinhos could also be the subject of another bid after the Blues failed with a late transfer deadline day attempt to sign him.

The 21-year-old is behind Thiago Silva and David Luiz in coach Laurent Blanc's pecking order and he could be tempted to make the move to the Londoners in search of regular first-team football. - Female First

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