Gareth Southgate is standing firm and won't gift Afonso Alves his move away from Teeside. Boro have rejected an offer of £3m from an unknown Middle Eastern club.
Gareth Southgate: "We have had a bid for Afonso but it wasn't something that we deemed to be acceptable.
Southgate Stands Firm To Build Up His Transfer Kitty!
By Boro Mad
Updated Monday, 20th July 2009
"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.
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