David Moyes on transfers (while at Everton): "We cannot be getting offers a week or two to go before the end of the deadline."
Moyes slams Man City over Lescott
Joleon Lescott (left) and David Moyes (right)
Moyes brought Lescott to Everton from Wolves in 2006
Everton boss David Moyes says Manchester City's continued pursuit of Joleon Lescott is "disgusting".
City boss Mark Hughes had suggested he would go above Moyes' head, but the Scot said he would decide whether the England centre-back would leave.
"I hear City think they are talking to people who make the decisions here, well that's me," said Moyes.
"They way it has been handled is disgusting and all it has done is disrupted our club."
The Toffees have turned down a transfer request from the 26-year-old Lescott and have rejected bids of £15m and £18m for him from City.
An indignant Moyes criticised City for the manner in which they have conducted themselves over the transfer saga.
"It has not been handled correctly from over there (City)," he said.
"We do not do our business in public, we would go to the right people to find out what is happening."
The 46-year-old drew unfavourable comparisons with City's approach and the way in which Real Madrid conducted business with Manchester United over the £80m transfer of Cristiano Ronaldo.
"That deal was done immediately in the summer, giving United a chance to replace him," he said.
"There is not a chance we will sell this close to the end of the window. (14th of august)
"Most clubs will have a price for a player. The offers were not big enough.
"We think the world of him, as a centre-half and a left-back. He gives us two players in one.
"City paid £12m for Gareth Barry with one year left on his contract. Lescott has four-and-a-half years on his contract left."
Moyes also admitted that the issue had hampered Everton's preparations for the new season and suggested this may have been City's intention.
"It has disrupted us," he said. "They have been talking about it and we have not been talking about the start of the season, that has been disruptive. So maybe that's what the overall plan was."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/e/everton/8199370.stm
He hasn't talked about him much now I guess, but he did about Fabregas. Price bit is a bit funny if that bid above is true.