Gus Poyet says he wants to stay at Tottenham Hotspur after he was linked with a move to Manchester United.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson is looking for a new assistant after Carlos Queiroz left the club last week to become the new Portugal coach.

A string of names have been linked with the Old Trafford position, including Tottenham's first-team coach Poyet.

But the former Chelsea midfielder says he has no plans to leave White Hart Lane.

"It's nothing," Poyet told the club's official website. "It was a surprise to read it.