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It seems Barcelona have ended their interest in Everton defender John Stones. According to reports, it has nothing to do with the transfer fee demanded by Everton or the wages demanded by the player, it it has more to do with the personality of the young English defender.

Barcelona have reportedly dropped their interest in Everton defender John Stones

Stones has been regarded as a defender who has the ability to bring the ball out from the back, a quality which certainly suits the style of Barcelona.

However, it seems that the Catalans enquired in detail about the personality trait of the 21 year old and believe that the promising centre-back may not be able to adjust to the culture of the club and the style of La Liga.

They have doubts regarding the temperament of the former Barnsley defender and believe that it is best if they ended their pursuit of the Everton defender's signature. This decision of Barcelona would certainly be good news for the Premier league clubs.

Chelsea were very heavily linked with the 21 year old last summer. With Everton struggling under Martinez in the Premier league and the likes of Manchester United also joining the race for the young defender, it may not be a surprise to see Stones moving away from Everton at the end of the season.

John Stones is currently considered as one of the finest center backs in England and rightly so. The young English defender who is only 21 is very good with the ball at his feet and is also quite quick.

John Stones has been getting booed by Everton fans, yet he is rumoured to be target for top European clubs.

He was very much in demand in the summer with the defender highly rated by Premier League champions Chelsea.

However, the former Barnsley defender finally chose to stay with Everton with respect to his development. However, the English center back has come under pressure after his defensive performance in the recent loss against Swansea.

Everton manager has quickly jumped to the defence of his highly rated center-back stating that Stones is still very much young and he needs to be judged after a minimum of hundred games.

Martinez himself has been criticized for failing to organize a leaky Everton defence, which has certainly not helped Stones in his so called development. The absence of Jagielka due to injuries has also played a key factor in the recent defensive woes of the team from Merseyside.

Stones, on the other hand, would feel that the perfect opportunity to respond to his critics would be to put in an impressive performance against City in the league cup semifinal.

Martinez would certainly look to restore the experienced Jagielka, along Stones, after resting him in the game against Swansea.