Diego is not for sale

Werder Bremen president Jurgen Born rejected rumours that the club are looking to sell prized asset Diego in the summer. Several Premiership sides and Real Madrid have been linked with a move for the Brazilian.

"If someone wants to buy Diego, they have to kill me first," he told Spanish radio. "Diego will only leave Werder over my dead body.

"No-one has rung me from Madrid either regarding Diego nor any other Werder players.

"Diego is not for sale. He has a contract with us until 2011 and is the most important player in our team."