Bayer Leverkusen's managing director Michael Schade has said he doesn't want the club linked with a move for Tottenham flop Roberto Soldado.

The Spaniard, who has scored just once in 14 Premier League starts this season, had been the subject of reports Spurs were lining up a swap deal that would see Josip Drmic move to White Hart Lane.

But Schade has moved quickly to quell the specualtion, which surfaced on Tuesday, telling Sky Deutschland’s Laura Lutz that they are intent on keeping hold of Drmic in the January window while rubbishing talk of a move for Soldado.

“We talked to the managing director of Bayer Leverkusen and he says he doesn’t want his club to be linked with this player," Lutz told Sky Sports News HQ.

Player Ratings: Tottenham v Sunderland 3 show all Player Ratings: Tottenham v Sunderland 1/3 Kyle Walker: 5 Had the better of Patrick van Aanholt and was able to get forward regularly but far too often, he wasted good positions with poor crosses. Getty 2/3 Danny Rose: 8 A very good performance from the left-back. He defended solidly, showed plenty of energy and when he did get forward, he carried more of a threat than Walker. Getty 3/3 Emmanuel Adebayor: 6 On his first appearance for more than two months, he was booed on by some home fans, who haven’t forgotten his controversial comments in November. Getty 1/3 Kyle Walker: 5 Had the better of Patrick van Aanholt and was able to get forward regularly but far too often, he wasted good positions with poor crosses. Getty 2/3 Danny Rose: 8 A very good performance from the left-back. He defended solidly, showed plenty of energy and when he did get forward, he carried more of a threat than Walker. Getty 3/3 Emmanuel Adebayor: 6 On his first appearance for more than two months, he was booed on by some home fans, who haven’t forgotten his controversial comments in November. Getty

"They want to keep striker Josip Drmic, so if they keep him they won’t need Soldado. In Germany we think this move isn’t going to happen.”

Asked if the 29-year-old would leave in January, Mauricio Pochettino said: "No player is for sale.

"But we will work hard to keep all our players because we have a lot of games and we need a strong squad."