Blackburn Rovers manager Tony Mowbray has denied any knowledge of Celtic's interest in goalkeeper Balazs Toth.
Speculation had suggested the Hungarian player had agreed personal terms with the Scottish champions, with a fee almost settled between clubs.
However, Mowbray insists there has been no approach for the 28-year-old. He told the Lancashire Telegraph: "I genuinely haven’t got one iota more knowledge, to be honest.
"No, I don’t know anything about it."
The Rovers boss is confident there have been no bids for Toth and believes the rumours are media-driven. He added that the goalkeeper has not been bothered by the speculation. "He is a very calm, cool kid, to be honest. He’s not fazed at all.
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"He tells me he’s just getting on with every day’s training and just keep going, so that’s what I expect from him."
Mowbray acknowledged that the club has discussed contingency plans should the goalkeeping situation change. However, he remains satisfied with the current options. "In my mind, there have been no bids, no contact about any of our goalkeepers.
"If nothing happens, we carry on because I think the goalkeeping department is pretty strong with Toth and [Aynsley] Pears particularly, and then the young ones underneath all competing."
He also emphasised the importance of competition within the club: "For me, you have to create competition.
"So you have to get the best goalkeeper that you can get and then assess on a daily basis."
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