"He is not part of our plans. We've never talked about him" - EOLO-Kometa deny links to Miguel Angel Lopez

After news broke overnight that Miguel Angel Lopez could be nearing a return to European cycling, it hasn't taken long for the team involved in the rumours, EOLO-Kometa, to strongly deny the links.

“We all know that Miguel Ángel López is a very good athlete and a very strong climber, but he is not part of our plans. We've never talked about him within the team," says the team's manager, Ivan Basso when contacted for a quote by Tuttobiciweb. "I can say that we will announce two important transfer news in the coming days.”

Lopez is currently out of action after the UCI provisionally suspended him for suspected doping transgression in the weeks leading up to the 2022 Giro d'Italia.