Almeria coach Unai Emery insists no direct contact as been made by any interested rival.

Asked about links with Atletico Madrid, Emery told AS: "Atletico is a great club, but I do not know anything, really.

"By all means, it is flattering to be mentioned with Atletico. But I respect the work of Javier (Aguirre). The club is in the Champions League places and his results speak for themselves. I feel uncomfortable talking about this."