What Chelsea and Everton Are Telling Manchester City: Beat It

John Terry and Joleon Lescott; the centre-back partnership Manchester City manager Mark Hughes dreamt about a few nights ago.

So good was the dream that it inspired Hughes to tell the billionaire owners of his team that they should buy these players.

And so, after capturing Argentine superstar Carlos Tevez for £25.5m and being on the verge of securing the services of Togolese legend Emmanuel Adebayor for £25m, Manchester City thought the same type of prices could get them the dream defensive duo of Terry and Lescott.

Thus, £30m was offered for an ageing Terry, and £15m for a real emerging talent in Lescott.

However, it seems the respective clubs of these players were doing what many people are currently doing; getting inspired by the lyrics of the King of Pop himself, the late Michael Jackson.

After receiving these bids, it has appeared both Chelsea (the club of Terry) and Everton (Lescott's club) have said to Manchester City...

Beat it, beat it, beat it, beat it,

Chelsea have repeatedly issued their desire to keep hold of John Terry, saying that no amount of money will persuade them to sell their prized asset, whilst the same thing has come out from the Everton camp.

Speaking to the Everton FC official club website, chief executive Robert Elstone said: "As a club, we have publicly stated—as recently as Wednesday night—that we do not intend selling any players."

Nobody wants to be defeated,

So in simple terms, it's clear that both Chelsea and Everton don't want to lose their prized assets.

And for Manchester City, well surely their fans don't want to see their team paying over the odds for players and getting ripped off as it were.

Showin' how funky and strong is your fight,

Manchester City though still want to show off their financial muscle, because at the end of the day, that is what mainly brings success.

But, Chelsea and Everton also want to show how strong they can fight to keep hold of their best players, to show that money is not everything when it comes to football.

It doesn't matter who's wrong or right, just beat it.

It's not important whether it is morally right or wrong with Manchester City (and Real Madrid in Spain) buying several players for astronomical prices; if they want a player they will spend as much money as possible to try and lure him in.

But to Chelsea and Everton, no amount of money seems possible for them to sell their best defenders.

They have one simple message to Manchester City: just beat it.