Watford boss Adrian Boothroyd has told Premier League clubs to
forget about signing Marlon King - unless they are prepared to pay
£60million.
Striker King has been linked with a move to Derby this week, and
feels he has a score to settle with top-flight football after
missing so much of Watford's unsuccessful 2006/07 Premiership
campaign due to a knee injury.
Boothroyd sold Hameur Bouazza to Fulham earlier in the summer and
allowed Ashley Young to join Aston Villa in January - but he
insists he will not allow King to quit Vicarage Road.
"We haven't received a bid - and they (Derby) don't have enough
money," said Boothroyd.
"If we get into the Premier League, we get £60million, so unless
someone's got £60m, Marlon isn't going anywhere. Simple as
that.
"Hameur Bouazza was a different kettle of fish, as was Ashley
Young. Marlon King stays.
"As long as I am here, he is here. He will stay. All these reports
are just speculation. "
