Simon Grayson insists in-demand winger Max Gradel has not submitted a transfer request or indicated he wants out of Elland Road.
Championship rivals West Ham tabled a bid for the 23-year-old, although that move was swiftly rebuffed.
“I don’t know where people get this stuff from,” Grayson told the Yorkshire Evening Post. “There’s been no written transfer request and no unrest from him.
“You’ve seen from his performances in pre-season that he’s focused on what he needs to do, and we don’t want him to leave.
“People are out there to cause a bit of trouble and unsettle players but I spoke to Max about the situation and told him to focus on his football. That’s all he wants to do.
“The only people who matter in this is myself, the chairman (Ken Bates) and Max Gradel.”
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