Sunderland boss Roy Keane admits his chances of prising defender Jonny Evans away from Manchester United again are slim.
>> Latest on the £23m Spurs transfer swoop from Graeme AndersonThe 20-year-old Northern Ireland international was a huge hit at the Stadium of Light during loan spells in each of the last two seasons, and Keane has made no secret of his desire to retain his services.
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Sign up for free SAFC email updatesHowever, he knows how highly Sir Alex Ferguson rates the youngster, who played for United in their pre-season friendly at Aberdeen last Saturday.
Keane said: "Jonny is under contract and I certainly don't want to go into conversation about players who are under contract at clubs.
"Other managers do it and that annoys me. If we want to get a player and we want to speak to a player, you have got to do a deal with the club.
"It was the same last year. We all know Jonny is a top player and in an ideal world, you would like to bring him to your club.
"But he is not at a bad club in Man United, is he? And Man United certainly don't need the money."
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