Leeds United have denied that Tottenham have shown an interest in taking assistant manager Gus Poyet and have warned the Premier League club off making any approach in the future.
Poyet, who made nearly 100 appearances for Spurs between 2001 and 2004, has been linked with a role in a new-look setup at White Hart Lane following the sacking of manager Martin Jol on Thursday night.
It has been speculated that Poyet could work as assistant to Juande Ramos should the club be successful in their attempts to lure the Sevilla boss – a man they first targeted back in August when Spurs' season started in poor fashion.
However, Leeds are keen to ensure that Poyet continues his fine work alongside manager Dennis Wise as the Yorkshire club are currently unbeaten in League One with 10 wins from their first 12 games.
'Despite the widespread speculation that emerged last night linking Gus Poyet with a potential role at Tottenham Hotspur within a new management team following the departure of Martin Jol, Leeds United can officially confirm that we have neither received an approach from Tottenham for Poyet nor a request from him to be released from his contract with Leeds,' read a statement from chief executive Shaun Harvey.
'Any approach from Tottenham for our assistant manager would not be welcome. The most important matter for everyone at Leeds United is Saturday's fixture against Millwall where we will be looking to extend our unbeaten start to the league season. The club will not be making any further comment at this time.'
18 October 2007
Bournemouth have signed Reading youngster Jem Karacan on a one-month loan deal.
Midfielder Karacan, 18, is yet to feature for the Premier League club but has represented Turkey at youth level.
He trained with his new team-mates for the first time on Thursday and will go straight into the squad for Saturday's match at Millwall.
Karacan said: "It was good to get a first training session under my belt. The lads have all been welcoming and I've really enjoyed getting started down here. I see myself as a box-to-box midfielder and I like to get around the pitch. I'm not afraid to put tackles in to try and break up the play and hopefully I can also register a few goals."
Bournemouth boss Kevin Bond added: "I've seen him play three or four times. He's a little workaholic in the middle of the park. He enjoys grafting and closing people down and he's a useful type of player."
