Second Lescott Bid Rejected

Nathan FullerI think Lescott is a great member of the team but can we afford to turn down £22m? Is he worth £22m? I am a great fan of hi but I honestly believe we could sign a better player for £22m. I must applaud Moyes and especially Kenwright though for sticking to their guns and saying we are no longer a selling club. My heart says keep him but my head says let him go. My only worry being I think unfortunately we have left it late to go and find players again. Maybe we should have been chasing the likes of Toure before City got their claws in. If we don't strngthen soon 7th is about the best we can hope for this season, which is a worry.

John HauWe should tell City life isn't just always about the money, and if City want to do things the Chelsea way and that is fine, but do it cleanly not behind the back by trying to provoke the player's agent and the player itself on personal term offer, you have no right to do so, without our permission. We got to tell City no matter how much money you offer, you won't get the player unless we accepted your offer. If you want to buy your way to success, fair enough but since we do not have to sell one of our best CB to finance any transfer deal and not to mention we are short on number with Jagielka injured, Jacobsen & Valente left us, the offer would have to be big, not something like 20M or 30M, it would have to be enough money for us to buy 4-5 top player. For me I do not want Lescott to leave at all, but if it has to happen then the money has to be enough for Moyes to get all the player he wanted this summer.

Kenneth TelfordHere we go again, seems like the Rooney saga all over again. will he, wont he?? We need to strenghten our team not weaken it. If Lescott wants to leave for the money then fine, let him go. But do it now so we can use the money to replace him, not wait until it's to late. And as last year we have been linked with loads of players, yet who have we signed? One player from the U.S. Daja vue seems like summer 2008 all over again

john hughesEverton just cant sell lescott in this window.with Jagielka out till november we have just one senior centre half in yobo. Slim chances of getting a replacement in to hit the ground running . john

Mike Moranonce again fans have had wool pulled over their eyes at everton, all the success we had last season will all be for nothing, more promises broken on the back of more season tickets being sold more shirts being sold, when will the fans learn and get a fair deal off the club, i think never and it breaks my heart. COYB

Kevin Cooperif man city give us 22 million for lescott, and he wants to go, its good business. bassong would be a good foil for jagielka, for about ten million and van der vaart is available for 12 million. failing that, we could get lucas neill for free, and miguel veloso from sporting for about 13 million.

Declan Ryani dont want to see lescott go but we need players and money,so 20 million plus richards and wright-phillips

Jules Blakemoremoyes needs to stop making any transfer targets known to the public because his knack for spotting talent mean everyone gets in with the money before we can sign them. city offered onuha a new contract as soon as we were interested, now they want fabian delph and rasmus elm!

phill smithi didnt want lescott to go from the start but for 25 million we could get an awsome right back and a great replacement for lescott BTW senderos is taking jagielkas injuury not lescotts place.

Darren James Buckleyi think a really good offer would be 15-20m plus Jo.

Paul Ellamas long as moyes stays im happy, hes the most important man at everton and all players can be replaced - he cannot!! come on you blues

Michael HalesI would just like to give my take on the Jolean Lescott saga. I am a season ticket holder and seen most of Lescott`s home performances. There is np question that he has improved since David Moyes has had him. He is prone to losing concentration and causing problems at the back. He is cover for Baines. He dosen`t put his body on the line like Jagielka. We are commited to improving and pushing on for Cups at home and in europe. Even if we get £25 m for Lescott where are we going to get that versatility. Moyes is right. No one leaves. Moyes needs to get a squad player as cover for the centre backs and a right back to cover Hibbert and class holding midfielder. You`re in my heart and sould coyb

Gary Clarki hear that Huth is available from Boro for 2 mil he is big strong and young, i would go for him, that would leave 18 mil if Joleon goes. Maybe spend 15 mil on defour that would leave 3 mil surely we could add another 3 to buy Delph for 6 total outlay 3 mil. 1 player out 3 in result!! Come on lets sort it Everton for ever

Scott MarshDont want to see lescott go but if the offer is high enough then i think moyes will sell , i'd like to see £25mill plus richards or onouha thn moyesy can use the rest for a quality midfielder such as steven defour would be a good signing. COYB

George Ennis" IT'S LIKE MIDSUMMER MURDER" will he go or wont he,i like all evertonians pray he stays,He looked a happy man when doing the lap of honour at goodison in the last game of the season,let's hope he stays a happy man to wear the shirt of everton again this season,and many more to come!! Can become a legend like the late brian labone. coybb's

Ibnu SinaSanderos will be a great replacement for Lescott, and 22m (some said that's City's final offer) is a great income for the club, we can now sign/loan a pair of full back, yes?

Paul Fearonim finding it really annoying that moyes aparently bids for senderos and its seen by the papers as a replacement for lescott! myes has already said he needs a centre back for cover and thats all hes looking for. COYB

John Hau25M is a great deal you got to be kidding? If Kolo Toure is worth 15M then Lescott is easily worth at least the double, as I don't rate Kolo at all, and don't forget Lescott is one of the most important player in the heart of our defence and with Jagielka out long-term is going to take alot more than 30M for us to accept a bid, also remember we don't have to sell no player to finance any transfer deal, so it could be 40M, may be even 50M and who knows it could be 60M. What ever bid we might accept it would certainly be a World record transfer fees for a defender.

brendon leitch2o million plus for lescott snap it up he will be worth a third of that in a few seasons senderos a good replacement.buy elms and kallstrom take hutton off spurs hands still have pennies in the bank good bit of business.

John CoadyI would defo deal at 25m. Thats a superb return on an outlay of 5m. Most of us blues fans feel the same. We can all see that it is excellent buisness, providing there is sufficient cover that is! I see Phillippe Senderous is being bandied as Lescotts possible replacement? At 6m im not too sure and you just know for a fact Moyesey will be trying to knock that price down a bit. I dont blame him either. Hes been ok for Arsenal and has experience at the highest level. Hes also prone to the odd howler or two. Being surplus to requirements at Arsenal is nothing to be ashamed about. They have some great players. If we get 25m and spend 5 or 6 on a class replacement then its all good. The only upset for us is that Moyesy prob wont get the whole 25m to spend on new players. Its been said about the difference the Rooney cash made to us and this can be the same. COYB!

Anna Spencerlescott shouldnt have to say anything, however its been going on too long now and he could now put it to bed in the way terry did for chelsea by syaing he was going no-where! everton dont have to sell lescott just because someone has come in for him! We dont need to, and cant afford to, he is our only fit centre back with yobo!!! unless we got someone else in first he goes no-where! I personally wouldnt sell him, even if he wanted to go, after all its not like he can sulk and not give his all with the world cup being next season, cuz if he did he'd put his place in that at jeopardy!!! Hope moyes continues to give city the 2 fingers and that lescott comitts, and i pray the rumour i saw about senderos in for lescott are someones idea of a joke!!!

stuart evansi dont want lescott to go but the only reason if he did go was cause the sitteey are splashing the cash,its nothing to do with him saying it will be good for his england carreer its all about the money.at the end of the day it was moysie who made him the player he is now so i think lescott owes that to him and to stay at everton and wear that shirt with pride.NIL SATIS NISI OPTIMUM.

colin dolmanD.MOYES WONT LET THE CLUB DOWN . IF HE SELLS LESCOTT WICH MY SELF AND THE FANS HOPE MOYES KEEPS LESCOTT I THINK LESCOTT WILL BE STUPID IF HE GOES TO CITY THEY WONT WIN NAF ALL WITH EVERTON HE PLAYED AT WEMBELY HE WILL NOT GET TO WEMBELY WITH CITY ALL THE PLAYERS HAVE TO GEL TOGETHER WICH I THINK THEY WILL NOT CITY HAVE NO CHANCE STOP AT A CLUB WICH LIKE LESCOTT STAY AT EVERTON WE MADE YOU YOU OWE US THAT LESCOTT

James WilkinsonI agree with most of you, i think if we got an offer of 30 mil we should take it, but other than that keep him, he is invaluable to our squad becasue he can defend and is potent at set pieces, how about stop worrying about bids for our players and concentrate on bringing in a center back, midfielder (center and right winger) and possibly a right back. I cant believe we missed on Cana, how could he go to Sunderland for only 6 mil, would have been great in my opinion, Moyes we really need these new signings now, because they need time to gel inwith the rest of the squad, as the days pass im fearing we are going to have a repeat if last season where we were horrible in the beginning, we cannot afford to do that when arsenal is first, PLEASE MOYES BRING IN SOME NEW PLAYERS, there is two weeks left, PLEASE, COYB!!

Ryan FisherWouldnt like to see lescott leave unless its or te right price and we get better replacements in ! Do not want it dragging out then going on tranfer deadline day. 20 Mil and richards would suffice then bring in upson and spend rest off money on a wide player and a playmaker. If this happens top four definetly in our sites. COYB !!!!!!!

Paul DownesSomeone needs to ask Sparky, "What part of 'NO' don't you understand?"

Mike Whitehead£22m & Onuhoha Should be considered. Rooney's £30m changed the club quuality wise, and this may be the same? I Dont want Lescoot to go but if it means the club moving forward, Im in !

jamie bradleymoyes is not stupid he wont sell lescott unless he gets other centre backs - if anyone has noticed jagielka wont be normal till christmas and yobo is going the african nations in january - this could leave us with no fit centre backs - in january sell lescott for 20 mil + onuha/richards

Pearse DoreLescott is vital to us, as is every other player we have at the moment. The trust we have in Moyes is being tested by this. He said no more players will leave and I hope he sticks to that statement. Oh and if any sports reporters are reading this, please write something about players possibly coming to Everton. Its been quite boring this summer and torture at times. Its great announcing record turnovers, its even better when you spend that money.

david taggartWhy is all our breaking news about quashing rumours, this summer is exactly the same as last summer I truely cant see us buying much again , i know we have Jo the 2 youngsters come in but still 1 first team player ! Are we a joke in the transfer market why dont the players want to come there must be a reason as we are a top 6 side now . we cant even sign that Elm if all the rumours are true but in Moyes we trust

GRIFFIN STEPHENIN REPLY TO RICHARD, JOHN TERRY IS ON OVER £100K A WEEK. I CAN UNDERSTAND HIM STAYING AT CHELSEA. LESCOTT IS ON AROUND £40K AWEEK. IF EVERTON CANT PAY THE GOING RATE FOR STARS HE WILL BE FORCED OUT OF THE CLUB LIKE WAYNE ROONEY WAS. GET REALISTIC AND TAKE THE BLINKERS OFF!

ray pendletoneverton rejecting the bid for lescott is about par for the course,however what is most frustrating is the silence of the man in question lescott.but maybe lescott is waiting to see what if any quality players we bring in before making his mind up.and i am sure bosnam and freebies wont be the answer to keep him at goodison.so wake up kenwright and moyes and get some quality players in before its too late

ian whiteheadI just wish Lescott would just say if he wants to stay or go.

M BurnTime for Lescott to say something, getting bored with it now! Even John Terry didn't let it drag on this long! It's even got to the stage were I'd be happy to see Moyes get the money and bring in new players ASAP.

Charles Bromheadlescott make your mind up. if you want to be rich then just hurry up and put a transfer request in so everton can use the money. but if you want to play for a proper club that's genuinely proved it is slowly progressing into a decent squad then say so. i'd love to keep him coz he's a fantastic footballer when he's on it either left back or centre half but we've managed before and we'll manage again if he goes as long as moyes stays thats the main thing

eamon mulhollanddont let lescott go hes the best

joel moganif we sell him its michael turner ALL the way for me

Colin JonesCOME ON LESCOTT SAY SOMETHING

Paul Ellamits about time lescott said something, if he wants to go then say. then we can get in upson for a cheaper price (and who gets in the england team before him) and put the rest of the cash towards a top class midfielder

Tony SilcockI agree with most of the fans who it seems now would like Joleon to state his committment to EFC. I think it is diabolical the relentless pursuit of him by Man.City, surely it's not right, the FA need to look into this.

Lawrence SharpI agree with Richard... a late sale and no time to use the funds will be quite disastrous. But all the same, I'm seeing that familiar old pattern... whoever makes the key decisions seems to think that a consistent top 6 showing is... well... consistently adequate. I disagree with this lack of ambition and I'm getting a bit edgy.

Iain ThistlethwaiteI do not want Joleon to go, but I am a bit worried that he has kept quiet during this saga. If he does go it will be for the money - not for football reasons. It would be a mistake on his half. Man. City will not be in the top 6 at Xmas!!!

Richard ReadJust hope we don't sell him on the last day of August with no time to get others in. Ask him now and if he wants to leave get the best price with time to recruit two centre halfs a wide player, midfielder and a full back. Don't want him to stay if he doesn't want to, he won't be the same player but if he wants to stay he should say so and end the speculation like John Terry has.

George Ennisall four beatle's where evertonians ! so please paul and ringo put some money into the club.coyb

Phil CareyCome on Lescott give us your position on your future. Although your a blue now and moyes has made you the player you ar etoday you can't turn your back on us when we've come so far and going ever furthur. Maybe if Lescott does decide to go we could do a 15m deal and have Jo and Mica Richards?

Simon BoothYou were happy to sign the contract Joleon, now come out and say you're going to honour it. City will be a joke next season anyway, they've signed mainly prima donnas who won't be happy warming the bench. Hughes out by Xmas, a new foreign coach with an open cheque book to bring his own players in, and Everton well clear of City in the league.

robert hilllescott hasnt said he wants to stay so let him go, get 25 million plus richards.moysey will turn richards into another lescott any way!!

Dave BrewIsn't about time Lescott made a public statement to say what his intentions are, it will close down the rumour machine one and for all? Come on Joleon say what's on your mind!!

robert hilllescott hasnt said he wants to stay, so let him go for at least 25 million plus richards. moysey will turn richards into another lescott anyway!

Derek YatesI'm reading in my local paper the Express & Star that Wolves will pocket at least 2.3mill if he goes as a sell on clause in the contract. So please Joleon come out and say wether you want to go or stay and I'm sure all us Evertonians want you stay cos if you go you won't playing Euro football this season you'll have a better chance with us. COYB!!!!!!! you can do it.

Peter HalliwellWhy do people keep saying "glad Everton have kept Lescott", they havent kept him, they just havent sold him yet. I dont want him to go but like others I wish he would make a public statement of his intent. I feel the longer he keeps quiet the more I feel he wants to go to City.

colin dolmanWITH LESCOTT AT EVERTON HE HAS A PRICE TAG OFF £20 / 30 MILL AND IF HE GOES WICH I HOPE HE STAYS . CITY WILL BENCH HIM ANY WAY THEY DID IT WITH JO AND THEY WILL DO IT WITH LESCOTT M.HUGES IS LIKE A RICH KID WITH DADDYS BANK CARD IF I WONT IT HE THINKS HE WILL GET HIM BUT JUST BACK OFF HUGES HE IS NOT FOR SALE DO YOU ANY WAY IF HE GOES DO I GET A REFUND ON 2 KIDS EVERTON KITS THAY WILL BE NO GOOD WITH LESCOTT ANY WAY HE WILL STAY . ALL WE NEED IS 4 LESCOTT TO COME OUT AND SAY TO M.HUGES EVERTON IS MY HOME C O Y B

Paul Ellamtoo much time and effort going into all this lescott tranfer nonsense and not enough into actually bringing in players!! lets get some top quality players signed before its too late again. LEARN FROM LAST SUMMERS MISTAKES

David LoganGood news to see David Moyes reject city's latest bid! I wish Lescott would kill the whole thing off by making a pledge of loyalty like John Terry! I am glada Onouha has signed a new contract with city as well - he would not have been worth it! If Everton want to make it into the top four - we need to keep our best players not sell them! I would be great if we could get some outside investment so that Moyes could splash the cash for a change. Still we have the best chairman in the Premier league but unfortunately not the richest one!

Corrie Stapletonvery glad we rejected, and just wondering if bill is so adament not to let him go, skybet have odds of 2/1 for him to be at everton at the end of the window, Get yourself down to th bookies bill and stick 20 mill down, have a nice 60 mill back;)

David FinchI'm a new fan in the U.S. (largely b/c of Howard and recent signings of 2 U.S. players). Good for Moyes keeping the team together. Good "teams" win championships not a collection of talented players. Moyes reminds me of Bill Belicheck winning 3 Super Bowls with mostly unhearalded players who stayed together for several years and really came together as a team. I'm hoping he keeps Lescott and continues to build a strong team.

Pamela BayleyI really think Joleon needs to tell us he wants to stay. Not sure he's ever beenas Blue as Timmy and Mikel but would be happy for him to prove me wrong.

Ibnu SinaGlad its been rejected, it's just to low, if it approx 25 mil, and Lescott wants to go (with all the silence, i predict he is), ...well...it's a good bargain. Possibility of Jack able to play Central Defence is comforting, until we find the right (available) defender from the transfer market, with extra +_25 mil can get around easier on transfer market and probably to give better contract for rest of the squad to stay, and of course it can be used to pay clubs debts.

stephen hendersonthe only reason lescott has not come out and said he wants to stay with the blues is because he cant justify his reasons for wanting to go apart from the money no europe for starters a much better manager in davie moyes better fans and a setteld club with a great team spirit second to none there you have it lecott stay with blues there is more to life than money and im sure you can get bye with what everton pay you dont you think you owe everton some loyalty for bringing you to premiership offering you europe every season and getting you in england squad please dont go lecott !!!!!!!!

stephen hendersonwe cant let lescott go simple as that unless city stump up around 30 mill if he wants to go for the money at city we want quality player or players in return we could offer him to arsenal for exchange for quaity player(s) i really hope he stays he seems to be a top bloke as welll as a great player it would be a huge loss dont go lescott stay loyal to the blues like arteta cahilll and become a legend here at everton

mickey wallacea few facts for you we didnt bully arsenal its good business and while lfc paid what they did for johnson 18 mill for jolean is a bit cheap.it will be raised but fact is everton will sell and why else hasnt jolean come out and said he wants tro stay? bcoz he doesnt.and be fair, you paid what 5 mill? you get 20 plus mill good business and you can replace and the guy apparently wants to hear what we offer..so why not

tommy stevenswhy dont city just face it we dont want to sell lescott and we ant like other clubs we ant a selling club come on rooney was the last player we sold for big money and we wont do it again

Mark CurtisThis is a definate sign that Everton are going places. 6 or more seasons ago Lescott would have been sold on the first bid. As for Lescott saying whether he wants to stay or go is really tough for him, I wish like all Evertonians that he would make a statement, but for him i think he is better keeping quiet (to the public) at the moment as that should be between Lescott and Moyes. Lescott is being sensible and can comment after his future has been decided. He is in a win/win situation.

delroy halllescott or no lescott come on blues

Lee EdwardsGlad we have rejected the 2nd bid from City we dont need or want 2 sell Lescott and 20mill isnt even close 2 wat hes worth. I agree with Jason Saggers thou Everton and especially Moyes need 2 come out and tell us wats happenin with transfers its de ja vue from last summer isnt it we r all wakin up checkin txt readin papers on the internet and nothin whilst other clubs go out and strenghten 4 next season we have a small squad we do need new players i have faith in Moyes but the 1st game against arsenal is comin quik we need quality and quantity lets hope when we get back from the states that buisness begins in the transfer market and maybe a surprise or 2 COYB

Richard GreyMaybe city should just leave us and other clubs alone now and make do with the players they've got! They've taken the fun out of football and this is much worse than what chelsea did a few years ago! We on the other hand are at the opposite end of the transfer spectrum as we havn't signed anyone! It's ok to be patient in the transfer market, but this is ridiculous! We've got some great players, but many of them are injured, so we need to add some more quality players to our tiny squad before it gets completely dessimated next season!

josh kellywell done Everton for rejecting the Lescott bid, we shouldnt accept anything for him, He's happy at us and playing good football so why sell, come on Moysey keep hold of him. Lescott should come out and say if he wants to stay or go, instead of keeping us fans worried with the speculation. Come on Lescott Plz stay!

ANDREW BANKSAm glad bid rejected, but if Lescott wants to stay he should come out & say so. If Moyes thinking bout letting him go get £20mil + Jo & Richards & I think then we would have good deal. Hopefully we not going to leave until last 24hrs & have mad rush of signing players like last season.

ANDREW BANKSAm glad bid rejected, but if Lescott wants to stay he should come out & say so. If Moyes thinking bout letting him go get £20mil + Jo & Richards & I think then we would have good deal. Hopefully we not going to leave until last 24hrs & have mad rush of signing players like last season.

Sean CampbellCity have that much money why dont they just make a 'cant refuse bid' such as 30 million? As many people are asking I would also like to know whether Jolean actually wants to stay or go. There was trouble with Anicheobe because they wouldn't let him go, I just hope we don't have it again with Lescott.

James Robertswell done moyes for holding on, any other manager would of just let him go. man city should not be allowed to bully clubs into selling players!! we especially need to hold on to all our players as we dont have the sort of money they have

John CaveI am so delighted to have Joleon staying at Goodison. Like has already been stated though, I wish he would come out and state publically he wants to stay. After all he is contarcted to 2012!

Cathy CondronTotally agree with Michael Perryman. Lescott should come out and say if he wants to go or not like John Terry has! Evertons pre-season is always too much to bare with not many great signings to date.....so the longer this Lescott saga goes on the more us Blues are getting "worn out" before the season kicks off! I'l have no nails left if this isnt sorted soon! Dig your heels in Mr Moyes and dont let him go! However much you get for him the next club you buy from will want a chunk of that money! So dont let him go P L E A S E!

David GrundyJason - Football clubs are big business now. Do you really think they should divulge to the outside world everything that is going on inside the Club? I appreciate its frustrating with all the tabloid speculation etc, but please just trust DM + thhe Board and don't expect them to share the internal affairs with the outside world.

Matty Wilsonhappy everton are able to keep hold of a player at lescotts standard. shows everton are going places

Barry GrayMan City's behaviour in this has been reprehensible - on the one hand you've got Hughes saying they want to do everything above board; on the other hand you've got "leaked" reports to the press of how much Hughes likes Lescott as a player, Lescott getting up to 3 times his current salary if he moves and suggestions that he should hand in a transfer request to secure the move! This is tapping up in all but name and the FA should be bringing City to book for it. Jolean needs to think long and hard about what he really wants - European football, a team that plays for each other and a crack at the next World Cup, or money and a bunch of prima donnas who play for... even more money. I can guarantee that if Real come calling for any City players next summer, they'll be off quick than you can Sheik a stick. But if Joleon does ask for a move, then he'd better tell his new paymasters to stump up his real value - if they were prepared to pay £40m for Terry then Lescott is worth £30m minimum .

Bernie O'Harai think Jolean lescott needs to do a john terry and show the manager team and fans his commitment to them moving to man city can only be mony motivated they are not in the europa cup and the team mark hughes is assembeling to buy the premiership title with is too new to gel so nothing doing there come on jolean your a great player money isnt everything

michael perrymanI wish Lescott would come out and tell people if he wants to stay or go. If he wants to go then fine but we should be looking at 30m not 20m. If he goes then It will only be for money not football as everybody knows City will no break into top 6.

Jason SaggersI just wish the club would be honest with us when it comes to transfer dealings, every year they run out the smae drivel, "were making progress" "were going to support DM" . Just be honest and tell us no signings unless on Free transfer or we have to sell to buy. Stop treating us like idiots.

David GrundyMan City value Joleon at £18m. Everton value Joleon higher. Surely that should tell him something - we want yoy more than City do. We showed the faith when we bought you from Wolves. You know there were difficulties there but Everton resurrected your career. Where were the other Premiership clubs then? You have an excellent contract, an excellent reputation. You have won England caps for your performances at left back and centre back. The fans love you and we have a team building itself, without a blank cheque Arab owner behind it. Now that IS special!!! Please stay and be part of our dream. I believe each one of the existing top 4 are struggling to maintain their strength of last year. So are Villa. We are better, so will Man C be. It should be a great season and I really believe we are pushing back into the top 4 and a Champions League place for 2010 - 2011. COYB!!!!!

Gareth RoutledgeI think they have a cheek not only the way they are doing business but they know the price if they want him so why offer 18mill they are playing games, but saying that i still think 20mill plus a player would be a good bit of business Lesscot a good player but when his confidence is he's a bit shaky.

David ChaitIf Jolean stays.. he will become a club legend earning more than enough to have everything he ever dreamed of. If he leaves he will just grow a bank balance and become just another player. I know which I would choose.

john connollyJolean needs vital European experience, if he is going to be successful during next summers World-Cup. He is not going to get that at City. Plus in life if everything is going your way,why change it ?

Mark Lynchi lke everyone else am a bit concered that Lecott hasn't declared his loyalty, that said it doesnt mean he wants to go, but if thats the case and he does go then i think at least £25 million and Micha richards would be a fair price to pay, not that i think Micha is worthless, just if they want him that badly then make them pay, please dont just hold out for a few million more than they are offering, we will need a replacement and i think Richards is an able candidate to take over from Lescott and it will free the money to fund another area of the pitch ie: holding midfielder and right back... personally tho i dont want Lescott to go, but we dont all get what we wish for!!!

Andy PATTONWell done Moysie, lets hope this is not another Rooney and he goes 48 hours before deadline!!!!!!

roland cliffordwelld done moyes!!! dont let lesscot do anywhere, i hate city!! they think they can buy the league.. COYB

Wai Kin Lowwhat the hell only 18 million?make it 20 million plus michael johnson or micah richards or both of them then we can talk...good decision moyes~

Gary ByrneI agree with James Mason. I'm worried that he will go because he has said nothing about it. In fairness, it could be that Joleon has a lot more respect than most and thinks he doesn't have to broadcast it to the world as he may have told the team that there's no way he's leaving, no matter what the money is. As long as the team know this and he shows us on the pitch how much he wants to stay then great. Just hope he's not thinking of going to a team who will finish below us anyway!

David ClarkGreat news!!

andrew Lancasterthis is great news, im am sick and tired of city thinking they can have enyone they want just cause they have more money than enyone else, doesnt mean they have the right to point at a player and he walks into there team its not all about money to some players it actualy about football and i think city have forgot that, they should have more respect not just for us but for any team when we/ they say NOT FOR SALE it means what it says. nowJoleon come out and tell city were to go and win some silverware with the team in TOFFEE blue not MONEY blue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stephen MosleyWell done Everton. Keep rejecting. Only way he's goin is if he asks for it and then we want 25M plus and Onhua on a season long loan with first option to buy.

Grant Everton Rigby...ISMWT...NSNO...

Ajamu MutumwaMan City sound like a team who know the price of everything and the value of nothing. My language would have been more robust, but hopefully the press will at last pick up on the words "rejected outright".

James MasonI worry that he's going to go. Has no-one noticed that he hasn't appeared (to my knowledge) in any of the marketing campaigns for the new strips & neither the opening of the new stores? I think he'll wind up asking to go for triple his wages and then Moyes will say "I don't want a player that wants to leave". That way Moyes hasn't backed down and Everton get a fee. I really hope he stays. JT proved that not every1 says yes though why do they all stay silent and then say they never intended to leave? We've got the Europa league and a solid team so if Joleon goes it's completely for the £. I have to say we should've had 3-4 new signings to take on this USA trip & if not why not cancel the trip, play closer to home and sort them out. Every season it appears we wait until deadline day and then they have had no time to gel come the start of the season. COME ON YOU BLUES!!!!!!!!

golf suteeOnly Jo + Micah Richard for Lescott

Brian McCallionRidiculous offer. Less than half what they'd pay for Terry?? I know who'd be in my 11.

John CheeversStand firm Davie! If they want him then they can pay what HE's worth TO US!! But only if he wants to go. I'll walk just that bit taller all day today knowing that MY club will not stoop to City's "cash for silverware" player grab!!

Mark WhitehouseGood lad Moyesy, keep hold of him! A few quality additions is all we are needing for a top 4 finish, and we are of course in Europe, in a world cup year. What have City got to offer other than a team that won't gel and who's bosses will panic by sacking their manager by christmas! I just hope Joleon realises that his ambitions can and will be met here. I.M.W.T

eric mcnamaraMan Citeh are just embarrassing themselves for god sake 18million, I think in fairness if they offered at least 25million plus then they might get a response, but its just gone beyond a joke with them. they wont even win anything anyways :)

Luis Carney-Jonessuperb news,moysey goes out and finds talent from lower league teams and wants to keep our team together!i dont know who city think they are and annoys me how they disrupt players by coming in with promises of huge wages.keep doing what your doing moysey!cant wait to be back at goodison for the arse,COYB

Dan DickensonI said from the beginning he's not going because if (soon to be) Sir David Moyes says hes not selling then he's not selling. Theres no benefit from selling lescott coz if yet again Moyes can find some unheard off talent from somewhere then it going to take time for them to gel and when where going for forth we cant waist time on stuff like that. Lets face it even though City can triple his wages so what he earns £40,000 grand a week anyway its still a hell of a lot of money and its not like he NEEDS and more so come on Jolean get some clean sheets and goals because your in my fantasy league team.

christopher kennedyGood..18M is a insult. if the other side pay 19 for a poor full back j.l must be minimum 27m and thats only if he says he wants to go.

Hayden JillionsWoooo keep rejecting Everton! keep the team together moysy lad dont be bullied like arsenal... I.M.W.T COYB

Michael LineoutGood decision.