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City open talks with West Ham for another defender

• limpper

  10 Aug 09, 17:36

  Man City open talks with West Ham for Upson

  Manchester City have approached West Ham United about the availability of defender Matthew Upson.

  The Guardian says City have approached West Ham for Upson, amid a growing sense that Everton are not to going to allow Joleon Lescott to leave Goodison Park.

  City's manager, Mark Hughes, has identified Upson as the next option. Sylvain Distin, the former City defender who is now at Portsmouth, is also a possibility but Hughes would prefer Upson and the club are considering lodging an official bid for the England centre-back.

• marcteng

  10 Aug 09, 21:09

  if city can pay chelsea for terry for 30-40m, why not bid 30m for lescott even if he is not worth that much since cash is not an object. 30m is a lot of money and everton may not resist cashing in on lescott and rebuild their team.

   

  west ham need the money to rebuild their squad, probably will cash in on upson to buy players linked to west ham like gudjohnsen and luca toni.