Celtic boss Brendan Rodgers has confirmed that he does not want to become Arsenal boss next season.

Since Arsene Wenger announced that he would be stepping down as manager of the Gunners at the end of the season, Rodgers has been strongly tipped to move to the Emirates Stadium.

Celtic majority shareholder Dermot Desmond even declared that he would not stand in the way of Rodgers should he wish to leave the club.

However, the former Liverpool boss dismissed the speculation.

He said: "It's the longest shortlist I've ever seen!

"I woke up here on a Monday morning as the manager of Celtic, and I'm in the best job in the world. Believe it or not the sky is blue here in Glasgow, I absolutely love it here.

"I've got huge respect for Arsenal as a club. When I started my coaching career Arsene was just coming into the club and I learned so much in that period as a young coach watching him, so it's a club I've got huge respect for.

"But I'm so happy here at Celtic. I'm in a job I love, it's a huge club with big expectancy and big pressure.

"I would love to work in the Premier League again one day, but I'm hopefully going to be coaching for another 20-odd years.

"The board has been so supportive of me here and, from the first day I walked in, the supporters have given me everything.

"I feel a loyalty to them to ensure we keep moving the club forward and keep progressing."