'We love Hackney, the fans love him' - Edwards
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Middlesbrough boss Rob Edwards said Hayden Hackney is fully focused on the club despite "understandable" speculation about a move to the Premier League.
Hackney was recently deemed 'not for sale' amid reported interest in the 23-year-old midfielder from West Ham and Wolves.
"We love him, the supporters love him, he loves the football club as well," Edwards told BBC Radio Tees.
"He's a brilliant player and all our focus is on tomorrow's game [at home to Sheffield United,] and his focus is on tomorrow's game.
"He's a good player and there's going to be speculation on so many good players at this level from the league above, it's understandable.
"All you've got to do is look at his performance levels, they've been exceptional, and I think that tells you everything about him."
Edwards also revealed Boro are not finished with their own transfer business, with he club in talks to sign Senegalese forward Kaly Sene, 24, from Swiss club Lausanne.
"We're in some talks with him, I can only say that at the moment, but we are in talks with the player," he said.
"There are others we're working on, we're not done yet, there's one or two others."
