Did Players Join Man City For The Money? Joleon Lescott Reveals

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Former Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott lifts the lid on one of football's most debated topics: why did top players join Man City in the early days of Sheikh Mansour? Is it all about the money, or is there more to the story?
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[@drumnbassdan]

Money, that's the reason no matter what anyone else says.

[@dansmithnodq6854]

Because at man United he on minimum wage?

[@johnnylara]

Thank you insider.

[@el_gringo9211]

Because manu pay there players peanuts....kdb earns 350k at city degea who was the most paid player in the league was 400k was he a city player

[@dansmithnodq6854]

Love to know your definition of peanuts

[@larrygerry985]

I agree. 90% of players will go for money. Fans have a romantic view that these players "love" the club's

[@CB-ms2cq]

Even as a city fan. I have to disagree with lescott. Tevez definitely joined for money but that didn’t change how the fans felt about him. What a player

[@samserwadda253]

But tevez performed well they all did.

[@rocky1169pt]

The fact that he sign for money doesnt mean he wouldnt make an effort. Most players sign for their teams because of the money...

[@CB-ms2cq]

@@rocky1169pt Yh you're not wrong but realistically tevez definitely signed for money he didn't even like football for how good he was at it. The guy preferred to play golf 🤣. And legit moved to play in China

[@CB-ms2cq]

@@rocky1169pt But I'm not saying he didn't make an effort without tevez coming back when he left to play golf. City would never have won the league without him

[@farfromparadise18]

Anyone who joins man city is joining for money , can you honestly admit these football players wanted to play for man city when they was kids , I doubt that very much as we all know shitty city was in the lower leagues competing with bury

[@fistosravenscroft6651]

So what if you joined for money? Soccer is not a long term career, only a fool would not take more money, it’s just a job and it’s just soccer

[@Godstone93]

It's football not Soccer omg get out of the chat America

[@fistosravenscroft6651]

@@Godstone93 my bad, I’m South African

[@jacobhuggins7572]

​@@Godstone93Who gives af?Even your retar*ed self understood hos comment

[@leonleon2276]

What is soccer? Ypu talking about clothes ? 🧦 what are you on about

[@MusaOzilOfficial]

@@fistosravenscroft6651I knew straight away people will focus on that one word you used rather than the entire point you made 😅

[@Bluearmy76]

Not sure what Lescott is on about. Hughes paid the price for a run of just 2 wins in 11 games. City certainly weren’t 2nd when he got fired!!

[@tweedlio2763]

They were 5th or 6th

[@Bluearmy76]

@@tweedlio2763 exactly. He had to go, he made Southgate look expansive

[@tweedlio2763]

@@Bluearmy76 southgate has a really good squad of players though!!!

[@eldonpaul8761]

Tevez joined for money bro so did many other players

[@samserwadda253]

@@eldonpaul8761 yh and he performed well so it doesn't matter.

[@jeffhunter2091]

Yes but also the fact United didn't offer him a new contract so there was a motive to basically stick 2 fingers up at us.

[@BourneIdentity45]

Come on Man City were a lower mid table club and all of a sudden they get a oil rich owner and it’s “it wasn’t about the money we just wanted to compete” I’d respect him more if he was just honest. Everything about modern football has become about money im old enough to remember the whole city takeover

[@rocky1169pt]

The majority of the reason why footballers sign for a team is the money. This happens for any EPL team or for my FC Porto or a small team in Brazil. Money isnt everything of course but its a huge factor

[@Noonan86]

I'm a city fan and this is obvious. Everyone joined for the money. Different now but still money of course had an impact.

[@user-bi4bb6cd9s]

😂 @ different now

[@multivox_musik]

I admire his honesty.

[@jobin118]

No matter how much you argue… 💰 talks.

[@chrisdalberti9896]

Easy to be confident as a Chairman when you know you're not going to play by the rules.

[@johnnylara]

Just your opinion based on your own bias

[@chrisdalberti9896]

@@johnnylara and the thousands of factual emails, and the fines already paid for breeches.

[@johnnylara]

@@chrisdalberti9896 what you on about. The same fines that were overturned by Court of Arbitration? Stick to your own team and don’t worry about little ol City

[@chrisdalberti9896]

@@johnnylara wrong. 60 million fine from 2014. You’re talking about the 2018-2020 case. Do your research. They fully accepted the sanctions and didn’t appeal.

[@johnnylara]

@@chrisdalberti9896 and yet kzbin.info/www/bejne/eXWvkGdubKlog9Usi=jUpyKAg6pXFnzDqz&t=592 honestly hope City get relegated down to League 2. We will be there.

[@ridaa6789]

They did join for money at the time but is that so wrong if anyone in the comments is offered double their wages at another job they would take it but they want to judge these footballers. And i think now with the success they have had at City people are joining to be part of that success and to work under Pep

[@JohnSmith-fe6xk]

Wasn't onouha one the fastest pl/el players of all time?

[@hssIceland]

"Right, we're gonna break just about every rule in the book, we're gonna hide it all, but when it all comes to light we will all be long gone and the next suckers gonna have to deal with it, perfect plan" The chairman.

[@mrisht2308]

What a stupid question. Of course it is.

[@britishmodified]

It's easy when there was nothing stopping them. If they did it today they'd get the Newcastle treatment and new rules will be in place every few months to stop them

[@mattiles503]

Absolute rubbish. In the early city days - all these players were after the money! Lescott had no chance in a top team, so went for the best he could - id never knock him for that. And for great money. But you can tell from this interview he didnt cut ‘elite’.

[@mavelas_k9792]

Exactly!. I feel like Kaboul at Spurs was a better player than this guy.

[@Lord_OTD]

So what if players went there for the money? This is a business, and football is a very short career. Get your money, secure your future. Period.

[@kattphatt]

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[@AbsolutelyAbsolute]

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[@CleverContrarian]

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[@capitolmurder1754]

Joleon, I think you've headed a few too many balls in your day.

[@GUYE-FAWKES]

Is money a factor in one taking a job? it is a factor, one cannot dismiss that, but to act like its unique or the only factor is disingenuous.

[@bryangreen3479]

League 1 club that won the lottery

[@thamimdlamini]

Tevez wasn’t the main man at Utd, I think he would have left even if he was offered the same pay that he received at utd.

[@leonleon2276]

Why else? Just be honest dude. Stop the rubble. 100% of footballers want to make as much money as possible

[@bigbrainmcflurry2425]

It’s still the only reason

[@Moshie71]

Why else does anyone play football/join a big club… "If you wanna do it for free rock up to yer local park"

[@gregorio5543]

Bro wanted a worse manager just so he could play. Didn’t sound like a team player

[@David-xy2ly]

Boy dream playing for spurs 70k a week, city offers 100k boy am off lol

[@NordleM20]

The ferengi tevez joined because his signing on fee was paid in gold pressed latinum

[@Godstone93]

Lescot a lyer

[@rogerhenry3174]

What a joke

[@user-uz6zy6dt7i]

Smell bit of bully

[@damianclarkeed6683]

Of course they joined city for the money. City are a small club that got lucky

[@McD0161]

😂😂

[@ImNoctica]

Money and because they thought it was united

[@bpbrowning78]

Take a look at United’s balance sheet mate. Glazers took the piss and the cash. Don’t flatter yourself

[@ImNoctica]

@@bpbrowning78 Your response has literally nothing to do with my comment

[@ahmedelakrab]

Robinho. Hahaha

[@darrencodling9824]

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