Sevco have been warned not to pull down Motherwell’s pants over Ben Heneghan and Louis Moult.
With predictable timing word emerged that Sevco are interested in signing the Fir Park duo with Micky O’Halloran on loan being offered as an incentive.
While Motherwell have suffered for living within their means their not about to hand their best players over to Ibrox for a pittance.
Dave King has promised the gullibles that every penny in season ticket sales will be invested in the team but at Fir Park they’ll wait to see the colour of the money on offer.
Speaking to his club’s TV station Motherwell chief executive Alan Burrows said: “There has been some speculation about some of our players. It’s public knowledge, or certainly public speculation, that Louis Moult and Ben Heneghan and others are targets for other clubs. That remains to be seen.
“What I will say about our recruitment policy is this. We sell a vision to players when they come here. We tell them and want them to know it’s a partnership between them and the club.
“We will showcase them in a good league and environment where they can develop their talent, they become better players and as a result will be of bigger interests than Motherwell Football Club. That’s our model.
“For that to work properly though, is to make sure we get true value for our players.
“We will not, and I say this categorically, have our pants pulled down by any club looking to try and get a player on the cheap here.
“We’ve done it before in the past and it’s been hugely frustrating for our supporters, me included when I used to watch us lose good players for what I thought was not a lot of money.”
With one week to go before his squad gather for pre-season training Pedro Caixinha has still to sign a single player.
No pre-contract agreements have been signed despite speculation linking the club with a number of big money deals.
Despite the club’s many financial problems Mr King has claimed that all ticket money will be spent on players but no explanation has been given as to how the tribute act fund their £12m/year running costs.
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