Dundee United unaware of interest in Francisco Sandaza
Sandaza missed most of the past season after undergoing surgery
By Jim Spence
Dundee United chairman Stephen Thompson says the Scottish Premier League club have received no offers for striker Francisco Sandaza or any other player.
Getafe and Racing Santander had reportedly been set to bid for the 25-year-old former Valencia B forward.
"I don't know where the story came from, but there have been no bids for Fran or any of our players," Thompson told BBC Scotland.
Sandaza is currently back in Spain regaining his fitness.
He had been plagued by a double hernia that kept him out of action until the last few weeks of the season.
Sandaza began his career with hometown team Toledo B before starring in Valencia's second string.
He had contemplated leaving full-time football for the police force but instead won a move to Tannadice.
Sandaza scored 10 goals in 25 appearances during an impressive first season with United.
However, his required surgery restricted his appearances last season to eight, during which he scored once.
Now reports have linked him with a return to his native Spain and the two La Liga outfits.
Speculation has also linked defender Garry Kenneth, striker David Goodwillie and midfielders Morgaro Gomis, Prince Buaben and Craig Conway with moves to English football.
Indeed, manager Peter Houston has admitted that Middlesbrough counterpart Gordon Strachan has expressed an interest in some of the players who helped United finish third in the SPL and win the Scottish Cup.
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