AS Roma coach Claudio Ranieri is desperate not to see David Pizarro sold.
The midfielder has been linked with Zenit St Petersburg this week.
But Ranieri said: "For me, he can't leave.
"If David or someone else were to come and tell me they have other ideas, then it would be different.
"But I want important players in my team and he is one of them."
Pizarro is currently back home in South America recovering from an injury, which was a decision he took without the club's consent.
Asked if he would fine the player, Ranieri said: "I am not the one to decide these things.
"They are things that regard the club. I don't fine anyone."
