Wigan Athletic chairman Dave Whelan has criticised Everton boss David Moyes for attempting to block Joleon Lescott's move to Manchester City.

Whelan told the Daily Mail: "You have to ask David Moyes, 'If someone comes for you as a manager and wants to double or treble your wages to manage that team, would you go?' The answer has got to be Yes. He's a professional manager and this lad's a professional footballer. He plays for money.

"David Moyes is a very committed manager and very loyal to Everton. But I don't think he has accepted that money counts in football. Big style.

"If Man City come and say we'll give you £20m and the lad himself knows his wages are going to double or treble, you've got to listen and accept that the lad wants to go and you've got to let him go.

"The transfer deadline is not far off. Everton have suffered because of what's been going on there, and it was desperate losing 6-1 to Arsenal.

"The sooner they get it settled the better and the club can return to being normal."