LESCOTT DISMISS CITY EXIT TALK

Joleon Lescott has dismissed talk he
wants to leave Man City when his
contract expires and is waiting on a
new offer from the club.

The 31-year-old made the move to the Etihad Stadium in 2009 as part of a £22million deal with Everton and was a regular in the City starting XI up until last season.

Having fallen out of favour under former boss Roberto Mancini, Lescott has struggled to get back into the first team under current manager Manuel Pellegrini and has made just eight appearances so
far this term.
    
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The England defender's lack of game time has seen him linked with a move elsewhere and, with his contract at City set to expire in the summer, his time at the club appears as though it is drawing to
a close.

The former Wolves defender says he would like to stay with City given the choice but admits things don't look good having had no contact with the club about a new contract. Lescott said: "I want to stay, that is the main thing. But the club have not approached me yet, so I don't know what the situation is with them.

"If I am playing for my future here, then great. If I am playing for it elsewhere, then so be it.
"I just know that every time I am out there, I have to perform at a level where top clubs would be interested in signing me."