Mauricio Pellegrino says transfer speculation surrounding Virgil van Dijk is out of his control but does not believe Southampton have received a recent approach for the defender.
Holland centre-back Van Dijk expressed his desire to leave St Mary's last summer, handing in a transfer request amid links with Liverpool and Chelsea.
Question marks once again surround the future of the wantaway 26-year-old with the January transfer window poised to open.
Rumours were fuelled when Van Dijk was left on the bench for last weekend's Premier League defeat at champions Chelsea but manager Pellegrino insists that was purely down to squad rotation.