JOHN STONES has banked a whopping £13.6million from his image rights firm.
The Manchester City defender amassed a fortune worth £13,611,422, thanks to his image and endorsement deals.
Latest figures for Stanted Promotions Ltd, which John Stones runs with his dad Pete, show the England star made £1.8m in off-field earnings last year — despite just six Premier League starts for City through injury.
Stones, 31, has lucrative deals with Nike and online trading broker Axi.
He also has a real estate business with properties worth £4.4m.
Stones has been tipped to make a shock return to Everton this summer.
He left the Toffees in a £50m transfer to Man City in 2016 – at the time making him the second most expensive defender in history behind David Luiz.
The centre-back has since gone on to play 277 times for the Cityzens.
He has scored 19 goals and provided nine assists.
But crucially, his defensive prowess helped the club win 17 honours with him.
However, fitness problems have plagued his time at the Etihad and last season he managed just 20 games under Pep Guardiola.
These include six Premier League titles, one Champions League, two FA Cups, four League Cups, the Fifa Club World Cup, the Uefa SuperCup and two Community Shields.
A move back to boyhood club Everton could pave the way for City to move for Jarrad Branthwaite.
His expected exit comes after Kyle Walker joined Burnley.
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