No bids for 'Boro players insists Southgate

Middlesbrough boss Gareth Southgate insists he is not worried about speculation over his big names because it means he has good players.

The 37-year-old was today adamant that the Teessiders have received no bids for any member of their current squad amid suggestions that Tottenham and Newcastle are ready to step up their respective interest in Stewart Downing and Jonathan Woodgate.