European football's governing body UEFA has listed John Stones in the Manchester City squad on their website.
Manchester City's long pursuit of Everton defender John Stones took an intriguing twist on Tuesday when UEFA's website listed the England defender in Pep Guardiola's squad for their Champions League play-off tie with Steaua Bucharest.
All teams participating in the play-off round had to submit their final squads to European football's governing body by 11pm on Monday night.
And Stones' name appeared in between Gael Clichy and Jason Denayer on the City club page.
There was no Vincent Kompany, who is currently injured, while the likes of Wilfried Bony, Samir Nasri and Eliaquim Mangala - all thought to have an uncertain future under Guardiola - were also not listed.