Mark Hughes has spoken out with regard to increased media speculation linking players away from Blackburn Rovers and insisted that only he alone has the power to decide who leaves the club.
Eye-catching performances over the course of the season have led some clubs to the conclusion that the likes of Roque Santa Cruz and David Bentley are in the shop window.
However, Hughes is frustrated that some quarters of the media believe that Bentley and his ilk would welcome a move from Ewood Park and said that only he, as manager, has the final say on who comes and goes.
Player power is something that exasperates Hughes, and it proves an irksome subject for the Welshman when a player seemingly holds his club to ransom when trying to engineer a move.
Hughes does not subscribe to the notion that unsettled players need to be set free; he prefers industry and commitment from his charges regardless of whether they want to stay or go.
He said: ?Players are employed, they are under contract, and the decision on whether or not they see out the length of their contract doesn?t depend on them ? it depends on me or the chairman,?
?Some managers think that if a player wants out and is unhappy, then he has to go. But I don?t take that view. ?Once players are told they are not leaving they have to get their heads down and work hard.?
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