Inter president Moratti told sports weekly Controcampo:
"People have been suggesting I met the player's wife during
her recent stay in Milan, but it's not true,"
"All I can say is that he's a great player - not just
because he's English and I like English players, but because
he's very skilful and often decisive for his club
"There's no deal going on. We couldn't afford such an
expensive operation."