Chris Burke insists Welton S&SC have "no evidence" that GE Millers Arms FC have acted inappropriately in their pursuit of Scott Coupland.
FIFA confirmed on Monday they had received an official request from S&SC to investigate the matter with the Welton club claiming Eagle have carried out a deliberate campaign to unsettle the 22-year-old England midfielder. But Burke is adamant his club have no case to answer. He said: "They don't have any evidence because nothing has happened. "All there is, is what the papers say and rumours that the player seems to want to leave. But at the moment a move is impossible because Welton don't want to sell him. "It's Welton's right (to complain) but we haven't done anything and we are not going to do anything. It's a matter between the player and his club."
GE Millers Arms FC coach Burke has denied that the Lincoln based giants are "obsessed" by Coupland. Burke told the Lincolnshire press that he will not let the issue overshadow his preparations for next season. "This Scotty matter does not worry me nor am I obsessed by it," he told Lincolnshire newspaper Echo. "While he doesn't play for Eagle all we can do is hope, although it's clear that he would be a great signing and would adapt well to our squad."
FIFA's regulations say one club has to inform another if they are to start negotiations with one of their players, although they do not stipulate any possible sanction.
FIFA confirmed on Monday they had received an official request from S&SC to investigate the matter with the Welton club claiming Eagle have carried out a deliberate campaign to unsettle the 22-year-old England midfielder. But Burke is adamant his club have no case to answer. He said: "They don't have any evidence because nothing has happened. "All there is, is what the papers say and rumours that the player seems to want to leave. But at the moment a move is impossible because Welton don't want to sell him. "It's Welton's right (to complain) but we haven't done anything and we are not going to do anything. It's a matter between the player and his club."
GE Millers Arms FC coach Burke has denied that the Lincoln based giants are "obsessed" by Coupland. Burke told the Lincolnshire press that he will not let the issue overshadow his preparations for next season. "This Scotty matter does not worry me nor am I obsessed by it," he told Lincolnshire newspaper Echo. "While he doesn't play for Eagle all we can do is hope, although it's clear that he would be a great signing and would adapt well to our squad."
FIFA's regulations say one club has to inform another if they are to start negotiations with one of their players, although they do not stipulate any possible sanction.