Manchester City have
approached West Ham United about
the availability of defender Matthew Upson.
The Guardian says City have approached
West Ham for Upson, amid a
growing sense that Everton are
not to going to allow Joleon Lescott to leave Goodison Park.
City's manager, Mark Hughes, has identified Upson as the next
option. Sylvain Distin, the former City defender who is now at
Portsmouth, is also a
possibility but Hughes would prefer Upson and the club are
considering lodging an official bid for the England
centre-back.