Alfonso Soriano says he never gave the Cubs his consent to trade him to the Yankees last month, contrary to a Sports Illustrated report.
Soriano says no one with Chicago asked him about a possible return to New York ahead of Sunday's non-waiver trade deadline.
He remains with the Cubs, but his future still appears cloudy.
"It's like 50-50," Soriano said. "I want to stay here. If they put a good team [on the field] with a good chance to win, I'd like to be here. But if they want to change everything, like to young players ... it depends on them, not me."
Soriano Denies Yankees Trade Rumor