Middlesbrough chairman Steve Gibson has declared Stewart Downing and Gary O'Neil are not for sale.

Tottenham are chasing Downing, while O'Neil is wanted by former club Portsmouth, but Gibson told The Times: "I can confirm that we have received an offer from Spurs for Stewart Downing and I can also confirm that we have rejected that offer.

"I've spoken to Daniel Levy and told him categorically that their interest is not welcome. I've also told him that we will not entertain any further offers for Stewart or, for that matter, any other senior member of our squad.

"The same applies to Tuncay and it also applies to Gary O'Neil.

"I repeat: none of our senior players will be leaving the Riverside Stadium this month. We've got a talented group of players and it's time for us to knuckle down and focus on the job in hand. As far as we're concerned, this is now an end to the matter."