Sylvain Distin will see out the remainder of his contract with Manchester City.

Blues boss Stuart Pearce on Wednesday night gave the central defender until this evening to decide whether he wished to complete a 4.5million move to Middlesbrough.

And, after another brief conversation with the Teesside outfit, PA Sport understands the 28-year-old has decided to stay with the Eastlands outfit, having never really wanted to leave in the first place.