3 Jul 05:31
Earlier this week Dominic King demanded that Lescott should come out and quell rumours that City were showing interest by claiming his loyalty to Everton. Dom must have been on holiday sunbathing in his LFC trunks when Joleon issued the statement that, until he is told otherwise, he is an Everton player. Not as staunch a denial as many will have wanted, but a statement that he isn't working on a move elsewhere.
Today, David Prentice panics that Manchester City's ability to pay higher wages than Everton would sway the defender into talking to them. Does a club not have to have an offer accepted before they can talk to a player under Premier League rules?
The Manchester Evening News reported last week that Everton will not accept a bid below £20m for Lescott, but if the player has already said he isn't trying to engineer a move away from Goodison, then why should the Blues accept any bid at all?
Joleon is one of the top earners at Everton, and although he could clearly double or even treble his wage at Eastlands, said at the beginning of June that he was concentrating on his football and going away with his family. To discuss possible wage rises, he would need to speak to City, and to speak to City, Everton would need to give him permission. Given these facts, should the move happen, it would be hard to swallow the line the Echo and Post are leading up to....discuss this on the forums Discuss this on our forums
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