Roma have "no interest" in selling midfielder

Another week, another Roma official denying that they will be selling Kevin Strootman to Manchester United. This time it's their billionaire owner James Pallotta, who has been talking to the BBC ...

It is just not happening. I have told the papers that they should stop wasting paper. We don't have any interest in selling Kevin.

That's that then. Nothing more to say-- oh, hang on. There's more ...

Obviously as business people when people call us and say 'we want your player' you are going to listen to them. You have to do that, that is the business side. That doesn't mean you are going to make a decision that [an offer of] £75m, bang you hit the bid. That is not the way it is going to work, it is not the way it does work with us.

All clear? Good. Well, time to move on to oth-- oh, wait. There's a bit more ...

Our view is that we want to put a great team out there, but we are not saying 'we have to make a ton of money'. Our goal across the board is stability.

Got that? Please, please, please don't throw him in that briar bush ...