Kilmarnock have demanded that Celtic stump up the cash if they want Greg Taylor.
The Scotland capped left-back has been on the Glasgow side's radar since Kieran Tierney left for Arsenal.
And Rugby Park chiefs have slapped a £3m price tag on the 21-year-old.
And Angelo Alessio is confident of keeping his star left-back.
He said: "I want two players for every position. We have Greg Taylor at left-back and now we have Niko Hamalainen.
"We want to keep our best players and for this reason the situation with Celtic and Greg are just rumours.
"There are 10 or 11 days left of the market but we know our situation with Greg Taylor. It's only rumours.
"I don't know (what it will take for us to sell him) but I've spoken a lot of times about this situation with the board and Billy Bowie. We agree that we want to keep our best players. It's an easy situation.
"Greg is a good player in my team and I don't want to think about him going away.
"We're pleased to have Niko here. He's young and athletic and we believe he can make a good addition."
