Thursday 8 October 2015 10:23, UK
St Johnstone have vowed to keep Tommy Wright at the club after Dundee United approached Saints for permission to speak to their manager.
United are looking for a new manager since parting ways with Jackie McNamara last week in the wake of a 2-1 defeat to Wright's team.
Despite reaching the quarter-finals of the Scottish League Cup, the Tannadice club are rooted to the foot of the Scottish Premiership with five points from their first 10 games, while St Johnstone are seventh on 14 points after an impressive 5-1 win over league leaders Aberdeen at the weekend.
Sky sources understand United have already spoken to Alan Irvine and Mixu Paatelainen - who are both currently out of work - about the vacancy, but Saints' chairman Steve Brown insists they will have no joy in pursuing Wright.
"The manager has never indicated that he wishes to leave the club and I have spoken with Tommy regarding this particular matter and he has reiterated to me that he is more than happy at Saints," he said.
"Since I appointed Tommy, I have had a good working relationship with him and we are both striving to maintain the success we have enjoyed in recent seasons and therefore, regardless of any approach and any level of compensation that might be offered, it will be flatly turned down.
"It is important to me that all St Johnstone supporters are assured that we intend for Tommy to remain at the club beyond his current contract which already runs to June 2017."
