.Argos Shimano sprinter Marcel Kittel has not signed a new contract with the Rotterdam based team.
A posting on the Argos Shimano Facebook page said that the German sprint king, who is contracted until the end of the 2014 season, had signed a new deal until 2016.
The posting was quickly removed when it was announced that Kittel was involved in talks with Argos Shimano and a number of other teams.
Speaking to the Belgian Press ahead of his win in a criterium race in Roeselare, Kittel,who claimed four stages in the 100th Tour De France said: “I do not know where my future lies.
“The message from Argos-Shimano was very premature. I have not yet signed anything, despite the many rumours. There have been discussions with Argos-Shimano, but also with other teams. I want to stay, but there is no signature. If there is a breakthrough in my contract negotiations? I cannot answer that."