The Blues have moved to flatten talk the French international is on his way to Spurs.

Chief executive Peter Storrie today underlined the exciting midfielder will be remaining at Fratton Park next season.

Storrie revealed he'd met Spurs chairman Daniel Levy for dinner, and Diarra was not on the agenda.

That took place before the Premier League annual summer meeting in London, which Storrie attended yesterday.

Diarra has had a huge impact since joining from Arsenal for £5m in January.

He has quickly established himself as one of the brightest midfield talents in the top flight.

His stock could rise higher in the coming weeks with the 22-year-old set to feature for his country in Euro 2008.

But Storrie promised no matter how well he plays, Pompey will resist any overtures for him.

He said: 'I've been at the Premier League meeting and have been with
representatives of all the clubs.

'I had dinner with Daniel Levy from Spurs. If they were interested in Lassana Diarra I think he may have mentioned something!

'Being that I'm up at this meeting with Spurs I might have had an insight into that.

'Lassana is one of our most important players, and only arrived at the club in January.

'He is not for sale and that is the end of it.'

Despite talk of Pompey's bid to land Manchester City's Richard Dunne hitting the buffers, Storrie was upbeat about the search for players.

He underlined Redknapp's statement that the hunt is centred on Premier League talent at present.

But the Blues boss will still be keeping his eye on any players who shine at Euro 2008, which begins today.

Storrie explained the player search is focused on a higher echelon than ever before.

And they would like those targets to be in place by the time the first-team report back for pre-season training next month.

Storrie said: 'We are moving on with our targets. Things are progressing nicely and we would like to have them in when the players come back to training in July.

'The European Championships makes things more difficult, but we have concentrated more on players in the Premier League.

'We wouldn't rule out players outside of that in Europe as well as those playing in the Championship.

'But the quality has taken a big step up, so the players we are looking for now are of a higher quality.'