Philadelphia Union sporting director Ernst Tanner has said there is "not a piece of truth" in rumours linking the Major League Soccer club with a move to sign Nice and Italy striker Mario Balotelli.
Former Manchester City frontman Balotelli has been rumoured to be in discussions with the club, but Tanner recently told Jonathan Tannenwald of the Philadelphia Inquirer there have been no such talks.
Tanner, who is on a scouting trip in Europe, dismissed the speculation and said: "There is not a piece of truth in that story.