Southgate Stands Firm To Build Up His Transfer Kitty!

Last updated : 20 July 2009 By Boro Mad

Gareth Southgate: "We have had a bid for Afonso but it wasn't something that we deemed to be acceptable.

"To be honest, it wasn't anywhere near what we would accept.

"We have to accept we have players in the club who don't want necessarily to be here and how we deal with that is important."

Alves joined Boro in January 2008 from Dutch side Heerenveen for a club record £12.7m.