League One side Barnsley have lashed out at David Moyes for breaching the confidentiality agreement regarding the transfer of John Stones to Everton.
The 21-year-old defender joined the Goodison Park side on a five-year deal that reportedly cost £3m, but Moyes stated recently that the fee was substantially smaller.
The Tykes have explicitly denied all claims that Moyes made regarding the amount paid by Everton to secure the services of the young Englishman, saying that the Scottish manager played no role in the negotiations and hence is wrong about it.
“Ordinarily, we would not comment on matters of speculation, but the article on the Mirror website carries the headline, ‘David Moyes reveals Everton paid just £1.25million to sign John Stones from Barnsley’”, a statement on the club’s official website said.
“The amount paid by Everton to Barnsley is Commercial in Confidence, and we would have expected that David Moyes would be bound by that obligation of confidentiality to his former employer.
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“However, given the categoric nature of the assertion made, it is incumbent on Barnsley FC to correct such a statement when it is markedly and unequivocally wrong and yet is made by someone that the public might think is authoritative on the subject”, the club further clarified.
“This is particularly the case since he has cited the same erroneous fee on previous occasions also. David Moyes played no part in any negotiation with Barnsley FC concerning the transfer of John Stones, which may explain why he is mistaken as to the fee paid.”
Stones was the last signing that Moyes made at the Merseyside club, before he ended his 11-year-long tenure at Everton to move to Manchester United in May 2013.
