CO-OWNER Andrew Chalmers insists Bulls are not for sale following a report claiming he had offered to sell half the club.

Twenty four hours after Chalmers had confirmed his commitment to relegated Bradford, Press Association Sport stated that Salford owner Marwan Koukash was approached by the Kiwi in July and contacted again a week ago with the idea of running the Bulls as a joint venture.

The report claimed that the former New Zealand RL chairman, who had a spell on the board of Salford before forming a new Bradford club in January, wanted £750,000 in return for sharing ownership and was turned down.

However, a Bulls statement said the co-owners have had four approaches from various parties seeking an opportunity to invest in the club but that it is not for sale and nor is it seeking any investment partners.

Chalmers said: "We are fully committed to the success of the Bradford Bulls and I confirm, that we have rebuffed all approaches. We are fully committed to the long-term".

Koukash and his wife Mandy were unsuccessful bidders for the old Bradford club in 2014 and last December, Mrs Koukash offered to take over the stricken club in return for pledging £1million of investment into it in the first year of ownership.

That offer was rejected in favour of one from Chalmers and former Wigan and New Zealand coach Graham Lowe, who established a new club following the liquidation of the former Super League and World Club champions.

But Koukash confirmed to Press Association Sport that she would still be interested in acquiring sole ownership on condition that any fresh money would only be used to invest in the club to aid their bid to return to Super League.

Chalmers confirmed at a media briefing on Wednesday, ahead of a fans forum, that Lowe had to return back to New Zealand shortly after forming the new company due to illness.

He had emergency surgery and remains in his homeland as he is unable to travel, remaining in communication with his co-owner by phone and Skype.

Chalmers said: "He is an amazing individual to overcome that sort of setback and I regularly see him and talk to him about what we are doing so he is fully involved in that sense."