John Stones wants more trophies with Man City and England

John Stones is not yet ready to put his feet up after the greatest season of his life.

The Manchester City defender – and part-time midfielder – is determined to say goodbye to the 2022/23 campaign with more success, this time with England.

At 29 years old, he has just landed his fifth Premier League winners’ medal, lifted the FA Cup for the second time and topped the lot with a starring role in City’s ascension to the European throne with a first Champions League crown.

A 1-0, treble-clinching, history-making victory over Inter Milan in Turkey was followed by 48 hours of partying but now it's back to business for Stones and his City teammates – Jack Grealish, Kalvin Phillips, Phil Foden and Kyle Walker – who will be training with England ahead of two pivotal European Championship qualifiers.

Stones, filled with confidence after his club exploits, firmly believes the Three Lions are on the cusp of something big and that they remain slightly undervalued for their consistency under boss Gareth Southgate.

He has been an integral part of the England set up for years and is likely to add at least one more appearance to his current total of 66 caps in the coming days as he and his compatriots prepare to face Malta and North Macedonia.

Now hailed as one of the most complete footballers of his generation, Stones admits that his boyhood dream was to play for England and, though he never envisaged reaching 66 outings, he now has his sights set on the magical 100 caps.

Stones is comfortably in the top 40 all-time England appearance makers and has already eclipsed the totals chalked up by such luminaries as Kevin Keegan, Alan Shearer, Paul Gascoigne and Southgate himself.

He is just one match behind Paul Scholes and Tony Adams,