John Stones completes free transfer to Inter Milan

John Stones has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer, with the England defender signing a two-year contract with the Serie A champions. Stones left Manchester City at the end of June after his deal at the Premier League club expired, bringing an end to 10 successful years. He said he had "lived all my dreams out" after helping City collect six Premier League titles, the Champions League, two FA Cups, five League Cups, three Community Shields, the Club World Cup and the UEFA Super Cup. The 32-year-old center-back, who previously played for Barnsley before joining City from Everton for £47.5m in 2016, made 295 appearances and scored 19 goals for City. Once he became a free agent, he attracted interest from across Europe, with Chelsea and Juventus among his suitors. Inter were crowned Serie A champions for the 21st time last season and will start their title defense on Saturday, August 22, against newly promoted Monza. Stones has won 93 caps for England and was part of the squad that finished third at this summer's World Cup. He started the quarterfinal victory over Norway and the 2-1 semifinal defeat by Argentina.