Stags' chief Adam Murray has revealed that the club have this week rejected a bid for striker Matt Green.
Speaking after the 2-0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle this afternoon, manager Adam Murray revealed to the press that the club had received a bid for the services of last season's top scorer.
The manager said that the bid wasnât âanywhere nearâ what he would expect for the former Oxford United man, who has been on the score-sheet twice in the opening four games of the season.
âWeâve had a bit of interest in Matt this week. The bid we received, officially, is not up to anywhere near what we would expect for someone of Matt Greenâs calibre,â Murray said.Â
âWe obviously donât want to lose Matt Green, unless there was a 'ridiculous' bid coming in then we obviously wouldnât sell Matt.â
Although the gaffer refused to name the club who submitted the bid, he did confirm that it was a club âin a higher divisionâ.Â
âI wonât put the club[âs name] to it but itâs a team in a higher division than us; and like I say, it didnât match our valuation of Matt.Â
âHeâs obviously a key player for us and the bid would have to be âextremeâ for him to go. I mean everybody in the world has a price and obviously Mattâs 30 in January [but] heâs still in the peak of his career, heâs a valuable player for us so weâll see how the next week goes.â
When asked, the manager wouldnât put a price on the former Birmingham City man, but says he expects the frontman to continue to be as committed as ever to the club.Â
âItâs up to the powers that be to decide them kind of things (Greenâs value) but in my eyes, he has been, and he is, and he will be a very strong and a very committed player to Mansfield Town and as far as Iâm concerned, and speaking to the chairman, we donât have to sell him. So itâs not something that we need to do and itâll take an âextraordinaryâ bid to shift our focus.Â
âIf there is interest in Matt then the week will be a busy one. Obviously Matt, as well as the club, will have decisions to make but as it stands, Mattâs still got a couple of years left on his contract so we hold the cards.â
Stagsâ fans can watch Adam Murrayâs post-match interview on Stags PlayerHD.