Fresh speculation over Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson's future has led the club to reiterate their desire to retain his services. Manchester City are the latest side reported to be interested in luring him into the big time, although Ferguson has been quick to distance himself from the rumours.

Ferguson's father is in charge of City's rivals Manchester United.

However, Peterborough's director of football Barry Fry insists there has been no approach.

"Neither the club nor Darren have heard anything from Manchester City or any other club and clearly this particular story is just paper talk, at the moment," Fry told the Peterborough Evening Telegraph.

"One of the things we talked about in Spain with the chairman last week was the clubs we would let Darren go to. Obviously we would not stand in his way if a Premier League team came after him.

"It hasn't happened yet, but it will in the future. He will be linked with every job that becomes vacant, not just because he is successful, but because of the way he has achieved that success.

"Darren will be a top-class manager at the highest level. That's a certainty, but I suspect Man City won't be his destination just yet.

"If they do come in for him the compensation we would be after would rise seeing as they have super-rich owners!"