Aston Villa boss Tim Sherwood has had a pop at West Brom as they pursue Joleon Lescott.

Villa were interested in Lescott when he left Manchester City in 2014 before moving to Albion, with the 33-year-old believed to be a boyhood Villa fan.

Sherwood aimed a veiled dig at the Baggies, having twice missed out on the manager's job at The Hawthorns.

He said: "You always want to play for your boyhood team in the end and if you get an opportunity, fantastic, but Joleon Lescott isn't a Villa player, he's not anyone's player apart from West Brom's. I know how difficult it is to deal with West Brom.

"There's nothing lined up waiting at the gate. If something becomes available it's possible. I've seen it watching from afar, people wonder why people leave it so late. It's exactly that, the domino effect which could see something drop for us."