John Stones admitted that he considered his retirement amidst the bad dreams of injury in the last season.

John Stones It has been admitted that the retirement has crossed his brain amidst the 2024/25 season injury.

Stones saw the end of their previous campaign after making just 11 in February Premier League Show for Manchester CityHandle their availability with hamstring and foot problems.

England missed out for 164 days of the year, with the absence of a defensive staple costing man city in a season, which saw a sharp decline in performance.

“Last season was hard for me, at the point where I thought of stopping,” Stones told BBC Radio 5 Live,

“I didn’t want to do it. I had so much professional and was trying to correct everything in my power, then do not break and answer. It was a very difficult place.”

Stones have been included in Thomas Tuchal’s England squad for October International, a friendly against Wales in Wambli and World Cup qualifiers against Latvia on Dock.

The 31 -year -old has not earned an international cap for the three Lions since October 2024 – before Tuchal was appointed in January of this year – and saw a possible first appearance under German. Get into smoke last month due to another muscle injury,

Regular visits to the treatment table prevented stones from overtaking more than 27 in a single league campaign for the city, which he joined from Everton in 2016.

“A point comes where you don’t know why this happens and it is still difficult when you put in such an effort, or you are ultra professional, to be able to play and be available,” Stones said.

“When that time comes and something happens, it would be easy to say ‘well I have not done X, Y and Z’ – but when you do this, it is mentally challenging then. Hopefully I don’t go back to that place.”

Stones made five start for the city this season, but faced strong competition for minutes Pap guardiolaThe Centre-Back Pairing, liking Josco Guardiol and Ruben dias.

He is still alive for the challenge and believes that he was not always likely to take action on his ideas of retirement.

“My feelings were high. I was not thinking directly. I don’t think I would ever (retire),” Stones said.

“I said that when the city wanted me to get a new challenge, I said ‘I am going to fight’. I all know when I was a child – why should I stop now?

“So yes, I have the fight and the victory is the mindset that does not want to stop.”