HERTHA DISMISS BUCKLEY LINK

Scouts from the capital club reportedly attended Bochum's Friday night match with Reutlingen to keep tabs on the 23-year-old South African international.

"This is not true. One or two years ago he (Buckley) was a topic for us but right now we are not interested," stated coach Jurgen Rober.

Buckley`s contract with the North German club runs until 2004 and Bochum are believed to want around £3 million for their star front-man.

Bayer Leverkusen coach Klaus Toppmoller is also keen on the player who he worked with during his spell at the Ruhrstadion.

Meanwhile, Berlin front-man Alex Alves has suffered the embarassment of having his car taken away from him by the club after it emerged the player does not have a valid driving licence for Germany.