Transfer news

Jol: Dembele stays

November 18, 2011
By ESPNsoccernet staff

Fulham manager Martin Jol has warned his former club Tottenham Hotspur that he is not prepared to sell striker Moussa Dembele.

Moussa Dembele, Hernanes
GettyImagesMoussa Dembele has impressed at Fulham

Dembele, 24, recently said that he considered any potential transfer to Tottenham to be a "step higher" before insisting he was happy at Fulham.

And Jol, who was controversially sacked by Tottenham in 2007 before returning to the Premier League with Fulham this summer, insists Dembele is going nowhere.

"Maybe someone told you about Tottenham, I don't know. But there is a lot of interest in good players, and I've got a few," Jol said. "It's up to us to keep them here, and that's what we're trying to do. I think Dembele could develop into one of the best.

"He's better on the ball than any other No. 10s I know. The only step he has to take now is play more killer balls and finish."