Barton's willing to listen to offers

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The controversial 24-year-old missed the closing weeks of the season after being suspended by City following a training ground incident involving team-mate Ousmane Dabo.

Barton claims he has too much respect for City fans to talk about joining specific clubs but has to think about his future if the club decide to sell. He told Sky Sports News: "If the club decided that they don't want to keep me and they want to accept an offer then so be it, I've got to look after Joey Barton and my family as well."

He added: "I'll listen to what people have got to say and if they've got a great desire for me to play for their football club then that's all the attention that you need."

Barton thanked the City fans for their support but reiterated his belief - recently aired in a thinly-veiled attack on former manager Stuart Pearce's transfer policy - that club have under-achieved.

"Through my trials and tribulations the fans have backed me, not all of them but a lot of them have backed me," Barton added.

"They obviously all know who they are and for me to come on and talk about going elsewhere is degrading to them.

"We have achieved nothing at Man City and when I think of the fanbase there and the support structure within the club - the club should be achieving.

"I spoke out publicly about it and everyone knows my opinion on it - I don't need to go there again.

"But I want to win trophies and I think as a footballer you are not judged on the amount of money you've got in the bank or the amount of houses you've got, or the amount of flash watches or cars you've got, you're judged on your trophies and your accolades at the end of your playing career."