Amir Khan has revealed he is in talks about a showdown with Manny Pacquiao.
The Bolton welterweight believes a fight with former stablemate Pacquiao would be "huge" and dismissed reports he could face former WBO light-welterweight champion Ruslan Provodnikov in his next bout.
Khan, who has not fought since defeating Chris Algieri on points in May, has been linked with a Dubai showdown with Shane Mosley, while Provodnikov claimed his team were in talks over a November date in America.
However, Khan told Sky Sports News HQ: "No one has approached me about that fight.
"I don't know anything about it, [Manager] Al Haymon has not even mentioned that fight to me.
"So I think it is just a rumour to be honest with you, but the Manny Pacquiao fight seems more likely to happen.
"We are working on that fight, we are speaking to [Pacquiao's promoter] Bob Arum and his team and I think if that is going to happen, it will happen early next year.
"It's a good fight for me. We know each other quite well, we've done up to 100 rounds of sparring. I used to train with Freddie Roach before so it makes a good story line as well.
"But I think it is a good time to catch Manny Pacquiao now, I think it would be a huge fight, I don't know where it's going to be yet but we are talking terms and negotiating if we can make the fight happen."
