City set for fresh Lescott bid

The future of Joleon Lescott should become much clearer in the next 48 hours after Everton turned down the defender’s transfer request.

The future of Joleon Lescott should become much clearer in the next 48 hours after Everton turned down the defender’s transfer request.

After an intense period of speculation, Lescott presented a formal request to leave Goodison Park to the Everton board last night, hoping they would grant him the opportunity to join Manchester City.

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