Schalke's director of sport Horst Heldt has denied that his club are planning a bid for the former Spain international Guti.
Spain's As newspaper reported that Guti, formerly a team-mate of Schalke striker Raul at Real Madrid, was holding talks with the Gelsenkirchen-based club, but Heldt says there is no foundation to the story.
"It is not true, there is nothing in it,'' he told Germany's Sport1 television. Guti was a great player, but he is not an issue for us.''
The 35-year-old playmaker left Real Madrid at the same time that Raul moved to Schalke. Guti moved to Besiktas, but his contract there was terminated in November and he is now a free agent, but Heldt says certain rumours need not be believed.
"Just because the As writes some rubbish, does not mean that it has to be true,'' he added.
