Source: Liverpool_Echo
Man City target Joleon Lescott hands in transfer request - Everton latest
DAVID Moyes today rejected a written transfer request from Joleon Lescott - and reaffirmed his intention that the defender is not for sale.
Lescott is currently away in Holland with the England squad for tommorow night's friendly but that did not stop him informing Moyes in writing today of his desire to move to Manchester City.
However, as was the case last Monday when Lescott verbally informed Moyes of his desire to leave the Blues, the manager's response was just as emphatic.
Moyes has effectively now ended any lingering hopes City had of signing the 27-year-old in a £20m deal and re-emphasised Lescott's importance to the Everton squad.
'Joleon Lescott put in a written transfer request this morning which I immediately rejected,' Moyes told the Echo.
'We will continue to work with him as we appreciate his many qualities as a player.
'I have said all along that I have no intention of selling my best players.
'Joleon is simply not for sale.'
City have aggressively pursued Lescott, the Blues double player of the year two seasons ago, for the past nine months.
