Just to add to yesterday i was told we are going to make an official move for Lescott in the next few days. He is on holiday in Dubai which is interesting because so was Gareth Barry when we held talks.

Anyway we expect Everton to reject the first offer and hold out for a figure around £16m. Once the ball is rolling on this one it could happen very quickly.

Also got told last night that City were becoming increasingly confident of landing a 'major surprise'

Didn't get any names or anything but i'd guess it would be somebody on the level of Ribery, Villa, Ibrahimovic etc... but i'll let you know as soon as i find out.

Exciting times. I remember staying up til 2am January 08 to see if we had signed Benjani.