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Rumour - Lescott to Everton on Loan
- Thread starter Hamann Pineapple
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Agree that this is bollocks as we'd have no real 3rd choice then except Micah, who gets injured every 2 weeks. If Lescott is going to leave at all, it'll be in summer after we add another quality CB to the club. At his age and with what he's earning maybe Lescott should be happy with a rotation/#3 role, still going to get loads of games.
if we can raise some good money why not sell him. i think richards can be our 3rd choice center back and for me he's a better cb than lescott (only concern being the injuries) and rekik will only get better with time. kolo can do a job too. it's pretty obvious to me that mancini does not trust lescott and he doesn't even have him in the squad for games. so if we don't use him why not sell him and fund a move for benat.
BlueMoonz1977
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Why the hell would we let Lescott go out on loan!!! and leave ourselves short for cover incase of injuries
City to loan out Lescott in January per Daily Telegraph
I tried to post a link to the article on Newsnow but am useless at doing links, if someone could do so.
I can't believe this would happen after Joleon's great performances last year !!!!!!!
I tried to post a link to the article on Newsnow but am useless at doing links, if someone could do so.
I can't believe this would happen after Joleon's great performances last year !!!!!!!
sam-caddick
Well-Known Member
Re: City to loan out Lescott in January per Daily Telegraph
This will never happen unless we are getting another central defender in January.
What if Nastasic gets injured, who do we turn to?
A primary aim of the Summer was to bolster the defense as we had no good back ups, now we are looking to diminish our options?
Can't see it myself mate.
spamalot said:I tried to post a link to the article on Newsnow but am useless at doing links, if someone could do so.
I can't believe this would happen after Joleon's great performances last year !!!!!!!
This will never happen unless we are getting another central defender in January.
What if Nastasic gets injured, who do we turn to?
A primary aim of the Summer was to bolster the defense as we had no good back ups, now we are looking to diminish our options?
Can't see it myself mate.
HongKongBluey
Well-Known Member
Re: City to loan out Lescott in January per Daily Telegraph
This is the most illogical bullshit these 'journalists' have written over the last couple weeks.
Sure, we only need 2 defenders, lets just loan out Lescott!
This is the most illogical bullshit these 'journalists' have written over the last couple weeks.
Sure, we only need 2 defenders, lets just loan out Lescott!
TCIB
Well-Known Member
Re: City to loan out Lescott in January per Daily Telegraph
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9713071/Manchester-City-to-loan-out-England-defender-Joleon-Lescott-in-January-transfer-window.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... indow.html</a>
By Mark Ogden.
Lescott has made only one substitute appearance – lasting just one minute – for Manchester City since the England centre-half was criticised by Mancini for his performance in the Champions League defeat against Ajax in Amsterdam five weeks ago.
Although the £22 million signing from Everton had already seen his first-team opportunities diminish with the arrival in August of Serbian teenager Matija Nastasic, Mancini’s decision to select Kolo Touré ahead of Lescott for a place on the bench recently has placed the 30 year-old’s situation into sharp focus.
The Premier League fixture at Wigan Athletic on Wednesday was the fifth time in the past seven games that Lescott, who has overcome a recent back strain, has failed to earn a place on the City bench, while he was an unused substitute in the matches against Aston Villa and Real Madrid.
No talks are planned to discuss extending Lescott’s City contract, which expires in June 2014, and it is understood that Mancini is ready to allow the defender to pursue a loan move when the transfer window opens on Jan 1.
While Lescott has become increasingly frustrated by his fall from grace, which he fears will affect his international prospects, Mancini has made it clear that he regards Nastasic as the first-choice defensive partner for City captain Vincent Kompany.
Micah Richards, when fit following knee surgery in the new year, will also be considered at centre-half by the City manager, with Touré also in contention, despite his likely month-long absence with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. Jack Rodwell and Javi Garcia are also able to play in central defence.
With Touré ineligible for Champions League fixtures after being omitted from City’s 25-man squad by Mancini, Lescott is likely to make a rare appearance against Borussia Dortmund next Tuesday with Kompany and Nastasic expected to be rested ahead of the derby clash with Manchester United five days later.
However, the trip to Germany is unlikely to prompt a return to favour for Lescott, with Mancini seemingly having made his mind up about the England international.
“Nastasic is still young at the moment, but he is playing in front of Joleon,” Mancini said. “He [Lescott] is back from injury now but Matija is playing very well. We spotted him last year and we think that in two years he will be one of the top defenders in Europe.”
Meanwhile, City midfielder Gareth Barry has insisted that Mario Balotelli is happy at the club, despite the striker being dropped recently by Mancini for unimpressive performances in training.
Balotelli returned to the starting line-up at Wigan on Wednesday, scoring his first league goal of the season in City’s 2-0 victory, and Barry believes that the goal can be a platform for the Italian forward to build upon.
“Anyone who knows Mario knows he’s not going to lack confidence.” Barry said. “But hopefully that goal will give him that extra bit of confidence in his play and he can improve from that.
“If you saw him day-to-day, you’d see no reason to think he isn’t happy. He’s probably not played as much as he would have liked, but he’s kept his head as well as anybody else who isn’t getting chances.
"He scored some massive goals last season and, if he can repeat that again this season, it will be good for us.”
<a class="postlink" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-city/9713071/Manchester-City-to-loan-out-England-defender-Joleon-Lescott-in-January-transfer-window.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/footba ... indow.html</a>
By Mark Ogden.
Lescott has made only one substitute appearance – lasting just one minute – for Manchester City since the England centre-half was criticised by Mancini for his performance in the Champions League defeat against Ajax in Amsterdam five weeks ago.
Although the £22 million signing from Everton had already seen his first-team opportunities diminish with the arrival in August of Serbian teenager Matija Nastasic, Mancini’s decision to select Kolo Touré ahead of Lescott for a place on the bench recently has placed the 30 year-old’s situation into sharp focus.
The Premier League fixture at Wigan Athletic on Wednesday was the fifth time in the past seven games that Lescott, who has overcome a recent back strain, has failed to earn a place on the City bench, while he was an unused substitute in the matches against Aston Villa and Real Madrid.
No talks are planned to discuss extending Lescott’s City contract, which expires in June 2014, and it is understood that Mancini is ready to allow the defender to pursue a loan move when the transfer window opens on Jan 1.
While Lescott has become increasingly frustrated by his fall from grace, which he fears will affect his international prospects, Mancini has made it clear that he regards Nastasic as the first-choice defensive partner for City captain Vincent Kompany.
Micah Richards, when fit following knee surgery in the new year, will also be considered at centre-half by the City manager, with Touré also in contention, despite his likely month-long absence with Ivory Coast at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. Jack Rodwell and Javi Garcia are also able to play in central defence.
With Touré ineligible for Champions League fixtures after being omitted from City’s 25-man squad by Mancini, Lescott is likely to make a rare appearance against Borussia Dortmund next Tuesday with Kompany and Nastasic expected to be rested ahead of the derby clash with Manchester United five days later.
However, the trip to Germany is unlikely to prompt a return to favour for Lescott, with Mancini seemingly having made his mind up about the England international.
“Nastasic is still young at the moment, but he is playing in front of Joleon,” Mancini said. “He [Lescott] is back from injury now but Matija is playing very well. We spotted him last year and we think that in two years he will be one of the top defenders in Europe.”
Meanwhile, City midfielder Gareth Barry has insisted that Mario Balotelli is happy at the club, despite the striker being dropped recently by Mancini for unimpressive performances in training.
Balotelli returned to the starting line-up at Wigan on Wednesday, scoring his first league goal of the season in City’s 2-0 victory, and Barry believes that the goal can be a platform for the Italian forward to build upon.
“Anyone who knows Mario knows he’s not going to lack confidence.” Barry said. “But hopefully that goal will give him that extra bit of confidence in his play and he can improve from that.
“If you saw him day-to-day, you’d see no reason to think he isn’t happy. He’s probably not played as much as he would have liked, but he’s kept his head as well as anybody else who isn’t getting chances.
"He scored some massive goals last season and, if he can repeat that again this season, it will be good for us.”