Souness 'not going to Tottenham'

Blackburn have dismissed fresh speculation linking manager Graeme Souness to the vacancy at Tottenham.

Souness has been in the frame since Glenn Hoddle was sacked, but Rovers chief executive John Williams told the club's official website, www.rovers.co.uk: "It seems the re-kindling of an old story and I can only reiterate that we have had no approach from Spurs, nor would be welcome one.

"Quite the contrary, we would rebuff any approach. We want Graeme to remain here at Rovers.

"He continues to do a great job for us and is only just over one year into a new four-year contract.

"When the Spurs issue was raised on the eve of our trip to Turkey, Graeme dismissed the speculation and at no time has he intimated that he is anything but perfectly happy here at Ewood Park."