Manchester United chief David Gill has told Inter Milan they're wasting their time if they plan to make a bid for Ruud van Nistelrooy.
Van Nistelrooy, 29, has hit 19 Premiership goals this term but found himself dumped on the bench for the last four matches - including the Carling Cup final - as boss Alex Ferguson kept faith with Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha.
But Gill insisted: "Ruud is going nowhere. Inter Milan have not been in touch with us and this speculation is just mischief-making.
"The fact is Ruud is not for sale. He still has two years on his contract and he is staying at Manchester United.
"The manager has recently signed two top-class defenders, and we have our midfield situation to sort out next.
"But we have a top-class strike force and in Van Nistelrooy we have a player who can score 20-25 goals a season for us. Why would we want to sell him?"
Van Nistelrooy, 29, has hit 19 Premiership goals this term but found himself dumped on the bench for the last four matches - including the Carling Cup final - as boss Alex Ferguson kept faith with Wayne Rooney and Louis Saha.
But Gill insisted: "Ruud is going nowhere. Inter Milan have not been in touch with us and this speculation is just mischief-making.
"The fact is Ruud is not for sale. He still has two years on his contract and he is staying at Manchester United.
"The manager has recently signed two top-class defenders, and we have our midfield situation to sort out next.
"But we have a top-class strike force and in Van Nistelrooy we have a player who can score 20-25 goals a season for us. Why would we want to sell him?"
