Roberto Martinez has revealed his ambition to keep the "special" John Stones at Everton beyond this summer, amid intense speculation linking him to Chelsea.
Stones, 21, has been linked with a switch to Stamford Bridge as a long-term replacement for John Terry, with the Blues already seeing two bids worth £20m and £25m rejected.
On Sunday, Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho said that he could end his interest, despite speculation of a third offer being on the way, but Martinez is hopeful of keeping the centre-back.
"You're going to get clubs that are working with big budgets because they have been working in the Champions League but we are a club with nine league titles and you've seen today we celebrated a special memory [at Duncan Ferguson's testimonial]," he told reporters.
"We are a big club. What we want is to build and what we want to do is concentrate on the future and we are not a selling club by any means. The situation with John is as you would expect.
"He is one of the most talented centre-backs in European football and we feel we have a special footballer with us. There is nothing to discuss and teams putting bids in for him doesn't mean anything."
Stones is contracted to the Goodison Park club until 2019.
