Blackburn defender Tugay has quashed reports he wants to leave Ewood Park in the January transfer window. Reports in the Turkish media claimed the 34-year-old wanted to join Besiktas because he was unsettled at Rovers.
Tugay told the club website: "I've been associated with comments suggesting there is disharmony at Blackburn.
"I made no such comments and I am enjoying playing at Rovers more than ever. I wish to help ensure we go from strength to strength."
And new Rovers boss Mark Hughes hinted at Tugay's importance to the team after Saturday's 4-0 defeat to Middlesbrough on Saturday.
The former Welsh boss admitted his side were weakened after the Turkish international was sent off at the weekend.
Tugay's �1.3m move to Blackburn three years ago gave him his first taste of Premiership football after spells at Rangers and Galatasaray.
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