Motherwell manager Jens Berthel Askou revealed the club knocked back several offers for star striker Tawanda Maswanhise during the winter transfer window.
The league's top scorer was linked with Anderlecht and Blackburn, but no one was able to force Motherwell's hand.
Askou, whose side visit Dundee in the Premiership on Wednesday, said: "Obviously he has attracted an extreme amount of interest from all over the world, I would say, and also from the UK, and a little bit earlier than we expected and than maybe he expected.
"There have been offers but they have not been at an amount that is anywhere near the valuation that we put on him.
"So it has been very easy just to say, 'well, no, now is not the time and not to change the plans that we have made.'"
Maswanhise hasn't let any interest unsettle him, scoring five goals in four league games throughout January.
"I think maybe a little bit relieved that he doesn't have to speculate about that any more because he's really happy to be here," the manager added.
"And he knows that there's a big chance for him to be top scorer in the league, which is a second ambition of his. The first one is to do as well as possible with the team.
"So he's happy, we're happy. It's been quite uncomplicated actually."
Motherwell's only deadline-day business was to bring back Celtic defender Stephen Welsh on loan.
"He's really happy," Askou said of the 26-year-old. "I've had contact with him throughout the window, he's looked happier than ever and today he has a big smile and really excited to just kick on."
