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Mansfield Town boss Billy Dearden has rubbished reports of an approach from Hartlepool United for defender Alex John-Baptiste.
The Stags boss is hoping Baptiste, who he sees as one of his brightest stars, will sign a new contract to keep him at Field Mill for the foreseeable future.
Dearden told the Nottingham Evening Post: "[Pools boss] Danny Wilson has not spoken to me about Alex, although I do know he likes him as a player.
"If there has been a bid for him it will have gone through the chairman or chief executive, not through me.
"I haven't spoken to Alex for a while, but I expect I will to see what he intends to do. I still want to keep him here.
"But you can't keep waiting for players forever."