Everton boss Roberto Martinez heavily critical of Chelsea's John Stones pursuit

Chelsea had a £20 million offer for the versatile defender, who made his England debut last year rejected by Everton on Friday.

But the Premier League champions were expected to bid again.

Martinez, talking after a 3-1 defeat by Arsenal in the final of the Premier League's Asia Trophy in Singapore on Saturday, said further bids for the 21-year-old former Barnsley defender would not be welcomed.

"We pride ourselves on playing a certain way and educating our young players in a manner that they are going to always get attention from elsewhere and that is always a compliment," the Spaniard told reporters.

"The other side is the disappointment of seeing a football club leaking such statements to the press and making it so open.

"That is not the way we would do it at Everton, we would not speak of a player who is registered at another club and there is no issue from our point of view - John Stones is an Everton player."

Pressed again on the issue and the likelihood of further bids from Chelsea, a visibly irritated Martinez offered a firm reply.

"We are not a selling club," said the coach who won the FA Cup with Wigan Athletic in 2013.

"We are not a club that needs to be worried about what other clubs put through the press."

These are pretty damning words from the usually mild-mannered Martinez. The Everton manager has been riled by what he sees as a pretty blatant attempt to unsettle his player. Martinez is bullish about their prospects of holding on to the former Barnsley man, and Chelsea's behaviour has only hardened his resolve. While Martinez does not namecheck Chelsea it is abundantly clear that he is referring to them when he says we are not “worried about what other clubs put through the press.” Chelsea have made a mess of this - but there's every chance they can resurrect a deal with an improved offer.