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Coppell refutes Hunt rumours

02 Sep 2008 - 11:40:26

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Baffled Reading manager Steve Coppell insists the club received no offer from Everton for Stephen Hunt on transfer deadline day.

Reports on Monday suggested the Royals had rejected a big-money bid from David Moyes' side for the midfielder, but Coppell is adamant that was not the case.

He said: "I read on Sky we were supposed to have turned down a £3.5million bid for Stephen Hunt but that wasn't the case.

"I spoke with David Moyes, I think it was Sunday, and he was just making a call regarding a number of players and asking the situation.

"I explained the situation and never heard from him again. Nobody at this club heard from anyone else at Everton so that was incorrect and just part of a media frenzy.

"We also had no positive calls about Kevin Doyle. As always there are agents trying to spark things but from club to club there was no business.

"Nobody has phoned this club and offered money for Kevin Doyle for weeks."