Ajax insist Tottenham Hotspur target Urby Emanuelson will not be leaving the club in January.
Emanuelson won't be allowed to join Spurs in New Year
Ajax insist Tottenham Hotspur target Urby Emanuelson will not be leaving the club in January.
The full-back's agent
Brian Birkleef claimed earlier in the week that Spurs had been in touch regarding a potential deal.
Birkleef referred the matter to Ajax, who have stressed the 21-year-old will not be sold during next month's transfer window.
"Urby is a first-team regular at Ajax," technical director Martin van Geel told the club's official website.
Not under discussion
"We are short on defenders.
"Therefore, it is not under discussion to sell a player like Emanuelson during the winter break."
Spurs are also bereft of options in defence, with first-choice left-back Gareth Bale out for three months with a foot injury.
Ledley King, Ricardo Rocha and Anthony Gardner have been long-term absentees, while makeshift centre-half Didier Zokora is banned for the next three games.
