Eriksson reports slammed

The agent of former England manager Sven Goran Eriksson has slammed any reports claiming that his client had met with former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra about a move to Manchester City.

Agent Athole Still said: "Total, absolute rubbish,"

"I'm on holiday in Italy at this precise moment and I've been here for 10 or 11 days.

"It's completely untrue to say there has been any kind of meeting, indeed any kind of contact between Mr Eriksson, myself or anyone purporting to represent us with either Thaksin Shinawatra or any of his representatives or anybody purporting to represent them.

"It's just nonsense. I truthfully and absolutely haven't the vaguest idea where it's coming from.

"There has been no contact whatsoever and to say we've had a meeting, it's just rubbish."

He added: "The point is he is a top-class international coach who has done it in clubs in three different countries, taking them to the very top.

"I'm sure he could do exactly the same with Manchester City, so naturally, as a general principle, he'd be interested in a club like Manchester City.

"At the moment nothing is happening - that's the basic truth."