Lescott then described Villa’s relegation to the Championship as a “weight off the shoulders” following a defeat to Manchester United.
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The 34-year-old, who had one year remaining on his contract with Villa, had a hard relationship with the supporters last season due to numerous incidents.
He subsequently insisted that the tweet was sent from his pocket by accident while he was driving, but the former England worldwide then caused further outrage in April once Villa’s relegation from the Premier League was confirmed after claiming that it felt like “a weight off the shoulders”.
Lescott had fallen down the pecking order under new manager Robert Di Matteo in the early part of the season.
The footballer, who has also had spells at Wolverhampton Wanderers and Everton, spent one season at Villa after joining from West Bromwich Albion last summer.
However, a potential move north of the border fell through after Lescott was understood to have told Gers boss Mark Warburton he could not move to Scotland for “family reasons”.
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He becomes the third defender to leave the club in the space of four days following left-back Joe Bennett’s move to Cardiff City and Jores Okore’s switch to FC Copenhagen.
