Lescots going Nowhere says ginger minger
JOLEON LESCOTT has been told he will NOT be allowed to leave Everton – despite demanding a move to Manchester City yesterday.
The England defender – who stands to double his wages to £90,000-a-week at Eastlands – finally took matters into his own hands by asking to quit Goodison Park during showdown talks with manager David Moyes at the club’s training HQ.
But Lescott was left in no doubt that he will not be able to engineer a move as boss Moyes told the central defender he is not for sale.
Moyes has been totally unmoved during City’s very public pursuit of Lescott and was in no mood to cave in when he verbally asked for a transfer.
City boss Mark Hughes has seen bids of £15m and £18m rejected and has to decide whether to try again, knowing it will need a silly offer of £25m-plus to prompt Everton into reconsidering.
Instead, Hughes may turn his sights on Sebastien Bassong at Newcastle or Chelsea’s Alex as he hunts for a partner for Kolo Toure.
Lescott missed Everton’s friendly with Coventry on Sunday with a hip injury and could be missing again at Blackpool tonight.
But he will want to prove his fitness before Friday’s game with Malaga as Fabio Capello’s England squad for next week’s friendly with Holland is named Saturday.
Moyes is keen on Arsenal’s unwanted defender Philippe Senderos, who would snub a move by Hamburg to stay in the Premier League.