Villarreal striker Giuseppe Rossi has played down the prospect of a return to Manchester United.

Reports suggest the youngster could make a return to Old Trafford in the near future with Sir Alex Ferguson keen to make use of the buy-back clause he ensured was inserted into the £6.6million transfer.

However, the 21-year-old insists he is not thinking about that possibility at the moment.

"They were three very good years, in which I made many friends," said Rossi. "But now I'm only thinking about Villarreal and doing things as best as possible there."