Money mad

By Big Andy
August 23 2009

Everton boss David Moyes has admitted defeat and Manchester City will sign want-away defender Joleon Lescott in the next few days.

The defender has been chased by City who have been waving their money about again.

They did have two bids turned down but by then Lescott’s head had been turned and he put in a transfer request as well as responding to the Everton boss with a bad attitude.

He showed in the 6-1 defeat against Arsenal that his heart was no longer with the club and was later axed as he was becoming a bad influence on the rest of the team.

Moyes told Sky Sports: "I would have preferred to keep the player. He's a good player and he can play two positions.

"I've been disappointed but I've had my say on how it's been and any more would be repeating what I've said.

"You could see the effect that it had last week. It's played a big part behind the scenes.

"Joleon had told me on the Friday (before the 6-1 home defeat by Arsenal) that he didn't want to play but I had no options so I chose to play him but it worked against me. So, I've taken the decision.

"It's been difficult because Joleon's attitude has been so poor. We'd rather have him playing but if a player is going to behave in the manner he did, we had no choice but to keep him away."