AS Monaco have made it clear to sporting director Paul Mitchell they do not want him to leave.

The former Tottenham and Southampton football chief is being linked with a return to England this summer.

Manchester United and Chelsea are interested in the Mancunian - and he hasn't ruled out a return home.

However, Foot Mercato says ASM chiefs have made it clear to Mitchell they'd like him to stay.

ASM president Dmitri Rybolovlev is a fan of the Englishman and would be disappointed should he ask to be released at the end of this season.