DC: "Matty T is Going Nowhere"
Dec 31, 2016 20:28:39 GMT
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Post by Cantankerous Gas on Dec 31, 2016 20:28:39 GMT
Bristol Rovers boss Darrell Clarke has ruled out the possibility of star striker Matty Taylor being sold during the January transfer window.
Taylor took his tally for the season to 18 goals after scoring twice to help Rovers to a 2-0 success over AFC Wimbledon at the Memorial Stadium this afternoon.
The striker, who penned a new and improved two-year contract in the summer, is expected to be the subject of much speculation over the next four weeks after already being linked with a host of Championship clubs.
But Clarke was adamant that Rovers that Taylor will be staying put and that he was more interested in adding to his squad during the window when it opens on Monday.
"We don't need to sell anyone so what happens will happen," Clarke said. "Matty is not going anywhere. We'd have to be talking a silly money offer of something like £10 million. Even then I don't think I'd consider it.
"Matty Taylor is a fantastic player and he will get all the plaudits today because he scored the goals. His work-rate and his desire are what sets him apart for me.
"I'm more interested in what we do in the window. There will be some activity during the window but I don't want to talk about that today following a fantastic performance from my team."
Taylor, meanwhile, is braced to be the subject of some January speculation but says his experiences of last summer will allow him to focus solely on what is happening on the pitch.
It (the speculation) affected me a bit for a couple of weeks last January," Taylor admitted. "I come from a non-league background and that was all new to me.
I am prepared to deal with it this time around because I learned a lot last summer. It is all new to me because I come from a non-league background.
"I took my time to decide my future in the summer. I had my reasons for that. I am ambitious and so is the gaffer and that is why I re-signed. The club is heading in the right direction and things are going very well.
"I don't see why we can't kick on again over the second-half of the season. We usually pick up over Christmas and the gaffer has given us a target to better the number of points that we got over the first 23 games."
Taylor took his tally for the season to 18 goals after scoring twice to help Rovers to a 2-0 success over AFC Wimbledon at the Memorial Stadium this afternoon.
The striker, who penned a new and improved two-year contract in the summer, is expected to be the subject of much speculation over the next four weeks after already being linked with a host of Championship clubs.
But Clarke was adamant that Rovers that Taylor will be staying put and that he was more interested in adding to his squad during the window when it opens on Monday.
"We don't need to sell anyone so what happens will happen," Clarke said. "Matty is not going anywhere. We'd have to be talking a silly money offer of something like £10 million. Even then I don't think I'd consider it.
"Matty Taylor is a fantastic player and he will get all the plaudits today because he scored the goals. His work-rate and his desire are what sets him apart for me.
"I'm more interested in what we do in the window. There will be some activity during the window but I don't want to talk about that today following a fantastic performance from my team."
Taylor, meanwhile, is braced to be the subject of some January speculation but says his experiences of last summer will allow him to focus solely on what is happening on the pitch.
It (the speculation) affected me a bit for a couple of weeks last January," Taylor admitted. "I come from a non-league background and that was all new to me.
I am prepared to deal with it this time around because I learned a lot last summer. It is all new to me because I come from a non-league background.
"I took my time to decide my future in the summer. I had my reasons for that. I am ambitious and so is the gaffer and that is why I re-signed. The club is heading in the right direction and things are going very well.
"I don't see why we can't kick on again over the second-half of the season. We usually pick up over Christmas and the gaffer has given us a target to better the number of points that we got over the first 23 games."
