AS Monaco have made it clear to sporting director Paul Mitchell they do not want him to leave.
The former Tottenham and Southampton football chief is being linked with a return to England this summer.
Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in the Mancunian - and he hasn't ruled out a return home.
However, Foot Mercato says ASM chiefs have made it clear to Mitchell they'd like him to stay.
ASM president Dmitri Rybolovlev is a fan of the Englishman and would be disappointed should he ask to be released at the end of this season.
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