Chelsea boss Roberto di Matteo doesn't feel he's keeping the seat warm for Pep Guardiola.

There remains claims Pep Guardiola could be parachuted in at Stamford Bridge next summer, despite Di Matteo signing a two-year contract worth £60,000 a week.

But the laid-back Italian said: "I don't feel any shadow above me or behind me.

"There has been speculation about other managers since day one and I have always lived with it pretty well.

"Everyone can say what they want.

"I will just focus on my job and try to do the best I can.

"I'm pretty happy with my new contract and that's why I signed it.

"But I have been in football all my life and I understand how this business works."