Clint Dempsey's sensational goalscoring form has seen him attract reported interest from other clubs but Cottagers boss Martin Jol claims the USA international is in West London for the long term.
"You only try to hold onto players who contracts have finished and then try to do something.
"With Clint there is no issue as he has two years to go.
"We certainly are not encouraging bids because we want to keep what we have got." "You don't have to hang on to players when they have longer-term contracts," he said.
