Southampton boss Ronald Koeman has cooled speculation he could be lined up to replace under pressure Barcelona coach Luis Enrique. "If teams like Barcelona lose games there is always a lot of critics, rumours, speculations," Koeman told reporters at Southampton's Staplewood training centre.
"And I know that, because my whole life I am linked to Barcelona," said the Dutchman who played almost 200 times for the Catalan giants between 1989 and 1995.
"But it is not a time to talk about that," Koeman added. "It is not respectful to the people of Southampton or Barcelona.
"I am very happy to be here. I started a contract in Southampton, and I like to respect my contract and the people."
