Manchester City will not go
higher than £22 million for Everton defender Joleon Lescott.
The Daily Mail says England player Lescott is
interested in City's offer but is reluctant to rock the boat at
Everton and seems likely to
abide by Goodison manager David Moyes's stance.
But City boss Mark Hughes, despite paying over the odds for
several players, insists he is determined to walk away from deals
when they exceed their true value and he believes £22m is around
the optimum price for Lescott.
City have had bids of £15m and £18m rejected by Everton for
Lescott and although Hughes has not completely given up, he is
unwilling to go much higher for a 26-year-old who cost £5m when he
moved to Merseyside from Wolves three years ago.