Diego Maradona has phoned Mark Hughes to assure him he's not after his job at Fulham.

Maradona had been linked with Fulham earlier this month.

The People says Maradona called Hughes last week to make it clear he has not been in talks with owner Mohamed Al Fayed.

But the 50-year-old former Argentina boss is still expected to head to England as he looks to improve his coaching methods.

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