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Everton manager Roberto Martinez has rejected reports that Leighton Baines has demanded a transfer away from the Toffees. The left back has been linked with a move to Manchester United, but this has been swiftly denied.
With Man Utd manager David Moyes desperate to land both Baines and his team mate Marouane Fellaini, the Toffees duo had both reportedly told their club that they would like to make a transfer away.
However, Martinez has refuted the suggestion of Baines handing in a transfer request to United: "Has Leighton ever said he wants to go to United? No. But whatever the players say in a different situation or environment could change.
"All I can tell you is that Leighton is an Evertonian and very thankful for the opportunity Everton gave him. And if he has a club like Manchester United interested in him, it's a compliment.
"You have to have contingency plans. Believe me, the way you work in the transfer market is to always think about the unthinkable.
"We are working in a way in which you always need to have things in place. That's working within the rules of the transfer window, so we always do that.
"Once the window closes, we are going to look into all of the players in the squad and see where their contracts are up to, and then individually we will look to address that.
"It would be wrong to do that now while the transfer window is still open. That would just create even more instability."
Written by James Turnbull
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