Roma owner James Pallotta insists midfielder Kevin Strootman will not be sold to Manchester United.
The 24-year-old Dutch midfielder has been linked with a January move to Old Trafford, where he would join up with former Netherlands boss Louis Van Gaal.
"It is just not happening," Roma's billionaire owner told BBC Sport at the Leaders in Football Conference.
"I have told the papers that they should stop wasting paper. We don't have any interest in selling Kevin."
Strootman is currently recovering from the knee injury he sustained in March which forced him to miss the 2014 World Cup.
In an interview that will be broadcast on BBC Radio 5 live Sport on Wednesday, Palotta hinted that although United had made an inquiry for Strootman, even a bid of £75m would not tempt Roma to sell the player.
"Obviously as business people when people call us and say 'we want your player' you are going to listen to them," Pallotta added.
"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."
When asked if money would eventually talk, Pallotta added: "For others, maybe.
"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."
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Well, what do you make of that?
Plenty of people had Kevin down as a January target for us, but it looks like it wont happen. I haven't seen that much of him, so I don't know if he's good enough for us, but plenty of posters on here know him well, and think he'll improve us.
What's your thoughts?
Strootman not for sale
posted on 9/10/14
With Fellaini back fit, do we even need Strootman?
posted on 9/10/14
No idea why we'd be in for him in January if he's still not recovered from his injury from March. Surely it makes more sense to do it in the summer when we can see whether it has had any effect on him?
posted on 9/10/14
just buy Rickie Lambert and play him there.
that guy is that good, he could play anywhere!!
posted on 9/10/14
Liverpool aren't going to sell us their only world class player, Dunk.
I agree though, he would be perfect.
posted on 9/10/14
http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/12040/9391149/transfer-news-roma-have-no-intention-of-selling-mehdi-benatia-this-summer
Pallotta said the same thing earlier this summer about Mehdi Benatia.
Lik someone else said this is only a negotiating tactic. If Strootman wants to leave to go to United and LVG wants him it will happen. If not in January then certainly next summer.
posted on 9/10/14
i wouldnt even want strootmn for the money being mentioned, better players out there for me
posted on 9/10/14
Not good enough for Utd, he's just the Dutch Darren Fletcher
posted on 9/10/14
i wouldnt say he isnt good enough, just better options for the money being quoted
posted on 9/10/14
we should be looking to buy a quality CB instead of a CM, actually buying a quality CB is a must. DDG saved our blushes against Everton but We wont get away with playing Mcnair and Rojo against another decent opponent.
Buying someone like Vidal or strootman could be nice but we got three quality CMs already, cant say the same about the CB situation
posted on 9/10/14
Think we would be silly going for him in January, he would only just be returning from a major injury and up until now has only really had half a very good season in Italy.
I know LVG rates him but is that really enough to potentially be spending big bucks on him? I'd wait and see how his recovery goes and how he actually does this season before making any bids.