Graham Coughlan says reports in Ireland linking Bristol Rovers with a move for UCD defender Liam Scales have jumped the gun.
The Gas were linked with the 20-year-old defender over the weekend, with even UCD manager Collie O'Neill claiming the player was on his way to Rovers.
Yet, whilst Coughlan admits there is interest, Rovers are yet to submit an official bid for Scales, who has already turned down a move to Manchester City under-23s in favour of first-team football.
Coughlan said: "There seems to be more talk in Ireland than anywhere else.
"Liam Scales is a very good player, I'll tell it how it is because there's been some inaccurate reports.
"He's a player we've looked at, he's a player I like and I'd like to bring to the football club, being able to do that might be different.
"We've not actually gone anywhere near some of the reports, we're not that far advanced.
"He's one of many, but Liam Scales is someone I've looked at, I do have an interest in and quite like.
"If we want to take that to take that to the next stage, will we? I'm not quite sure if we will or not.
"Contrary to reports, if we had a bid and it was accepted, and Liam Scales was soon to be a Bristol Rovers player, he wouldn't have played last Friday or on Monday.
"That would suggest we're not as close as reports and we haven't gone as far down the line as reports would tell us.
"He is a player I like, he is a player I think would fit the profile - he's young, hungry, enthusiastic and a left-footed centre-half that offers a bit of pace and a bit of height, so he's a player that would fit our profile.
"He's a player that I like but we haven't gone as far as newspaper reports, particularly in Ireland, have suggested."
