5 Reasons Ross Barkley Won't Leave Everton For Manchester City

No chance this lad is leaving Goodison.

By Sean Lunt /

When the transfer window closes on the 1st September each and every year, fans rejoice that their star players have not been sold and will remain at the club for the foreseeable future, at least until January anyway. One would assume that when that window slams shut, as it never seems to close gently, then the rumours of football€™s silly season would abate until the following January window. Sadly that is not the case, as journalists and newspapers look to cover a slow news day and fill some empty column inches. While these journalists are only doing their jobs, it is aggravating for fans of clubs the world over to see their star men linked with transfers abroad, often without much evidence to suggest a move will happen. Everton have already begun to suffer from this need of stories, as a number of news websites began reporting that Everton and England starlet Ross Barkley will be a target for Manchester City next summer. The champions reportedly value Barkley at £30 million, despite rumours last summer suggesting Everton valued Barkley at a hefty £50 million. While social media has gone in to overload with most Evertonians regarding these rumours as complete rubbish, some fans will be naturally worried that Everton could be set to lose their biggest starlet since Wayne Rooney. So with that fear in mind, let us to try to allay their fears and look at 5 reasons why Ross Barkley Will Not Be Leaving Everton for Manchester City.