Source: Daily_Mail
Hughes hints at January spend with Lescott sidelined by knee surgery
Manchester City manager Mark Hughes has confirmed he could be without Joleon Lescott for up to two months after the England centre-back was forced to undergo knee surgery.[LNB]The 27-year-old went under the knife to remove floating bone in the joint on the eve of the Barclays Premier League defeat to Tottenham at White Hart Lane.[LNB]It means Hughes is in the market for a centre-back when the transfer window opens next month.[LNB]'We've lost Joleon for six to eight weeks, that is a big loss to us and comes on the back of losing Kolo Toure for the African Nations Cup,' Hughes said. 'So it doesn't leave much thinking about in terms of what we probably need in January.'[LNB]Lescott is expected be ruled out of at least the Carling Cup semi-final against rivals Manchester United.[LNB]It would also mean he will need to build up his match fitness for an England friendly in March ahead of the World Cup in the summer.[LNB]Nedum Onuoha deputised for Lescott against Spurs and was beaten in the air by Peter Crouch, who set up the second goal in the 3-0 win for Harry Redknapp's men. it..[LNB] 2010: Lescott is out until the new year after undergoing surgery on his knee[LNB] PREMIER LEAGUE LIVE - Follow all the action from Wednesday night's top-flight clashes - as it happensWorld Cup set for Milton Keynes! Bristol and Plymouth also on England 2018 bid list, but Derby, Leicester and Hull miss outRibery closer to £45m Chelsea move as Bayern reveal fears over his contractALL THE MANCHESTER CITY FC
