Joleon Lescott has admitted that he would love to sign a new contract at Manchester City.

The England international has two seasons left on his current deal at the Etihad Stadium, and is starting to think about his future.

“I’ve got this [season] and one more. I would love to extend it and finish my career here but’s that for another day,” The Guardian have Lescott as saying.

“I’m just focused on doing the job this season and, if that brings an extension, then great. Going knocking on doors isn’t really my style. That’s not in my character and I don’t think my mum would be very happy with me if I did that. I just continue to play well and do a professional job.

“I know where I’ve come from. A few years ago I was playing at Plymouth on Tuesday nights, now Tuesday nights mean Champions League. I’m grateful for what I have, so I won’t be rocking the boat.

Lescott has been in competition with new signing Matija Nastasic for a staring place alongside Vincent Kompany and has revealed his disappointment at being left out recently against Real Madrid.

“It hurt to be left out at the Bernabeu. I wanted to play. It’s a great stadium, it was a great occasion but you have to respect the manager’s decision and pick yourself up and support the lads. Matija has been training with us for a couple of weeks now. He’s an international, he played a lot of games for Fiorentina and he’s looked strong.

“I just have to work hard. It’s happened before over the last couple of seasons. I’ve played, been left out. It’s happened during my career and I’m ready for the fight. But we’re all together and we have the same goal, which is to win trophies.

“The team was named and I wasn’t in it. The manager gets paid to make those decisions and he has to live by them; he gets the plaudits when it turns out to be the right one. He takes it all on his shoulders and we have to respect what he decides to do,” Lescott concluded.

By Gareth McKnight