Manchester United have no chance of signing Jack Rodwell, says David Moyes

David Moyes has warned Manchester United to keep their eyes - and hands - off Jack Rodwell.

The Old Trafford club have been linked with a massive bid for Everton's brilliant teenage star, and will undoubtedly put him under the microscope when the two sides meet at Old Trafford tonight.

But Blues boss Moyes is angry and frustrated at suggestions there is already a bid on the table from United or Chelsea for the England under-21 midfielder.

And instead he flatly declared that the sale of Rodwell is not even an option up for discussion, never mind a transfer that could happen imminently.

"Of course Jack is a talented young player who is English and already established in the Premier League at a top-six club, so there is bound to be interest from other clubs," Moyes insisted.

"But that is hypothetical, for the future, and yet people are saying it has come now. It hasn't. We are not sitting on an offer, and really, what is the point in answering, because there is nothing there at all.

"I could say I want Jonny Evans or Jack Wilshere, but people will say I've no chance of getting them, and that's how I feel about Rodwell. It is frustrating because it has been presented as fact, when it isn't.

"I don't doubt he is on other teams' radars, but he's on ours, and we have had nothing, and that's the end of the matter."

Moyes knows that any denial will be taken with a hint of cynicism because he insisted that Joleon Lescott wasn't for sale, but then ended up moving to Manchester City.

But he is genuine when he says that Everton aren't interested in selling, because the player has a long contract and is totally committed to the club.

Figures as low as £12million have been quoted as potential offers, but given that Rodwell could yet go to the World Cup with England, and is an attractive proposition because he is a home-grown talent with restrictions on foreign players set to be implemented, that is laughable.

Everton would want to keep the technically-gifted midfielder until he matures, and then - if he continues to progress at his current rate - would only listen to offers if the figure is at least three times the money currently being mentioned.

But Moyes was adamant that it is not even on the agenda, when he added: "You can check my phones, you can come and sit at my desk and have a look, and there has been nothing, not a call, not a conversation and certainly not a bid on the table," he said.

"He has a five-year contract and he's very level-headed. There's no point in me turning round and saying he's not for sale, because we said that with Lescott and had to sell in the end. But what I can tell you is - 100 per cent - we have had nothing.

"It's hard for me to talk about these things because of Lescott and, to be honest, I don't even want to go there because it's rubbish."

Moyes has his usual injury nightmare for the visit to Old Trafford, with Tim Cahill and Louis Saha the latest names on the doubtful list, but both are expected to shrug off problems to face the champions.