Tony Pulis has played dumb to suggestions that he is
attempting to lure Paul Scholes away from Manchester
United.
Speculation surfaced at the end of last month that Pulis, who is
known to be on good terms with Sir Alex Ferguson, had offered
Scholes one last season as a player and a subsequent route into
coaching.
Scholes’ prior admission that ‘not playing every week is an
adjustment you don’t like making’ merely added fuel to the
fire.
"He's a player of genuine quality, one most managers would give
their right arm for,” said Pulis in the Stoke Sentinel.
“But I have absolutely no idea where the story came from. I have
far too much respect for United's manager to speak to anyone other
than Sir Alex Ferguson himself about any Manchester United
player."
One player already plying his trade at The Britannia Stadium,
Thomas Sorensen, has been subject to recent conjecture surrounding
a move to Bayern Munich – a rumour that Pulis was keen to shoot
down.
"Those reports are a load of nonsense as far as I'm concerned,”
he added. “We are playing in the greatest league in the world and
you'd have to ask why Thomas would want to move out of it at this
stage. He's more than happy here as far as I'm aware.
"He had a great first season for us last year and I have to say
how much I was impressed by his stature about the place. His
experience and calibre was just what we needed as we stepped into
the big time."