Source: SKY_Sports
Hughes still chasing Lescott
// A bit of a hack but it works// The article snippet is wrapped onto a second line, even when #article-sub is emptyif( $("div#article-sub").children().length == 0 ) {$("div#article-sub").remove();} Manchester City boss Mark Hughes is not yet ready to give up his pursuit of Joleon Lescott despite criticism from his Everton counterpart David Moyes.[LNB] Hughes has spent the summer trying to sign Lescott and has seen Everton reject bids of £15million and £18million for the centre-half.[LNB]Moyes hit out at City's attempts to sign Lescott on Friday, branding them 'disgusting' and claiming they had affected his preparations for the new season.[LNB]But while Hughes understands Moyes' frustration, he confirmed he has no plans to end his interest in bringing the England international to City.[LNB]Headlines predictable"I have said before when a deal has run its course we would be prepared to walk away," said Hughes.[LNB]"At this moment in time, we are still to arrive at that position. Our interest is not finished yet.[LNB]"The headlines were quite predictable. I am not surprised David feels a bit aggrieved with the situation, you always are when a big club comes along trying to acquire one of your better players.[LNB]"You never want them to leave, but we feel we are doing things the right way and through the proper channels."[LNB]Moyes was unhappy that Hughes had not spoken to him directly, but the City boss feels it would have been a pointless conversation.[LNB]He added: "I could pick up the phone and ring David very easily. I would ask him whether I could have his player, he would say no and I would have to put the telephone down. What would be the point of that?[LNB]"The thing is we haven't put this into the public domain. Everton did that on their website."[LNB]
