John Stones is in a hurry.
The Manchester City defender is leading the search for a donor after learning about a four-year-old boy who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant. Dillan, whose mum is friends with Stones' partner, had been responding well to treatment after being diagnosed with leukaemia at the age of one but has now been told by doctors that an operation by October is his only hope of survival.
On hearing the news, Stones began working with blood cancer charity DKMS and attended a testing event at City's academy stadium last week to show his support. The England star hopes to be back in Pep Guardiola's squad for the next two home games - Tottenham on Saturday and Dortmund on Wednesday providing they go ahead following the death of the Queen - after missing the Champions League win over Sevilla with a minor injury, but has helped to organise a pop-up testing centre in the City Store at the Etihad where anyone can turn up and spend less than ten minutes of their time to see if they can be a potential match.
