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Sunderland have offered Joleon Lescott a deal until the end of the season.

The ex-West Brom and Aston Villa centre-back, who spent a full campaign with each club, saw his spell in Greece with AEK Athens cut short at the end of last year over disagreements about an injury rehabilitation.

Having trained with David Moyes’ squad, who are rock bottom and were beaten 2-0 at The Hawthorns on Saturday, the ex-England defender has been offered a short-term contract, report the Mirror.

The Black Cats are prepared to let left-back Patrick van Aanholt leave for relegation rivals Crystal Palace, managed by former boss Sam Allardyce, in the coming days.

Lescott and Moyes previously worked together at Everton, and while he earned the player of the year award during his time at Albion, he left Villa Park under a cloud following their fall to the Championship.