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United and Spurs warned off Huntelaar

ESPN staff
March 20, 2012
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has scored 38 goals in © Getty Images
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Schalke have warned rival clubs that they have no intention of letting striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar leave in the summer.

The Netherlands international has long been linked with Tottenham, and his impressive goalscoring form is rumoured to have attracted the attention of Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson.

Huntelaar has been in impressive form for Schalke this season, netting 29 goals, including five in his last three matches for the Bundesliga side, and general manager Horst Heldt says the club are prepared to break the bank to keep hold of the Dutchman.

"If we want quality, then we have got to push ourselves to the pain barrier," Heldt told Germany's Bild newspaper.

"We will not tie Huntelaar to the negotiation table and torture him, but he does know that we really value him here, and he feels happy here too."

Huntelaar's current deal expires in 2013, but the striker is believed to have an exit clause in his contract which would allow him to leave if a club were to table a bid in excess of €20 million.

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