Manchester City to swap Wilfried Bony for John Stones if Everton sell Romelu Lukaku

MANCHESTER CITY want to swap out-of-favour striker Wilfried Bony in exchange for John Stones – if Everton sell Romelu Lukaku.

Pep Guardiola is looking to step up his pursuit of the England centre-back after missing out on Athletic Bilbao’s Aymeric Laporte.

City are now keen to do a deal with Everton of around £20m plus Ivory Coast international Bony for the 22-year-old.

New Toffees boss Ronald Koeman could be interested in the switch if he decided to sell in-demand 23-year-old forward Lukaku.

Bony has struggled to hold down a first-team place at City and has scored just six times in 36 appearances.

Guardiola does not see a future for the ex-Swansea star, 27, at the Etihad.

He is lining up a £60m swoop for Borussia Dortmund ace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Manchester United, Chelsea and Juventus are all looking to sign Lukaku who is rated at a staggering £65m.

But Everton could be willing to do a deal for less if they had Bony lined up as a replacement.

Stones, who has played 77 times for Everton since joining them in 2013, is away with England at Euro 2016.