Eddie Howe has denied talk from Old Trafford that Newcastle United made a loan bid for Scott McTominay.
The out of favour Scotland international midfielder has not started a game since October at Manchester United and is not seeing eye to eye with Erik ten Hag. But while Howe did not dismiss possible loan deals, he said that there had been no enquiry about the 26-year-old.
When asked about McTominay, Howe, speaking at his press conference, said: "No, that is not true. The loan market is always a big option for us.