Hamburg manager Martin Jol has warned Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool that Rafael van der Vaart wants to stay at the club.
The Premier League trio have all been linked with the talented midfielder after his displays at Euro 2008, while Real Madrid and Barcelona are said to be monitoring the situation.
Speaking in an interview with the club's official website, Jol revealed that the Dutch international has no problems with playing for the Rothosen, for the moment.
"Van der Vaart is a special case," Jol said.
"Zeljko Petrovic (Jol's assistant) has spoken to him on the phone and he said once again that he would like to stay at Hamburg.
"He loves Hamburg."
Jol did, however, leave the possibility open that the club might be forced to sell the playmaker if a top Spanish club comes in for the 25-year-old.
He added: "It could be that he would think about moving if a club like Real Madrid or Barcelona makes an offer - that is what we have learned from past experience."
Jol added that he hoped to promote a more attacking style of football at the club next season.
"We have to start scoring goals from all sorts of positions," he said.
"We only scored 40 goals last season and you don't usually finish fourth with that sort of haul."


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Your Comments
YCSYFEUYA (Manchester United fan)
"homerjay540 I agree. Why would we buy him, when Anderson will become the best young player in the world."
AsianGerrard (Liverpool fan)
"to kratos yes he did score more but what did he do at the euros?? sweet f all. overrated scum. every big match he does nothing. everytime a good solid defencer marks him he does nothing. clichy owns him. zambrotta owned him. put him in an ordinay team and he'll do nothing. "
HUSH (Liverpool fan)
"van der Vaart?? van der Vaart? I could not give a fart. "
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