Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has deflected questions linking him with the upcoming managerial vacancy at Liverpool, simply indicating that he feels he still has a lot of unfinished work to do at Spurs.
The Australian moved to North London in June after an excellent spell as Celtic manager and has earned plaudits for his brand of attacking football while putting Tottenham on track to qualify for the Champions League - despite the summer sale of star player Harry Kane.
That has perhaps inevitably led some to suggest he may be of interest to current league leaders Liverpool once Jurgen Klopp steps away from the club at the end of this season.
But when the question of those links to Anfield came up at his pre-match press conference on Friday, Sky Sports recorded Postecoglou's response as: "I've only been here for seven months so I think that is self-explanatory.
"I am at pains to say that we still have a long way to go in terms of the football we want to play, the team we want to be and the squad we want to have.
"We've only had two positive windows, had a decent campaign so far but we have a long way to go."
They add that 'Postecoglou did not want to entertain the talk Liverpool could actually be interested in him, but failed to deliver a clear assurance he would still be at Spurs next season when asked directly'.
More Liverpool stories
Sven-Goran Eriksson to take charge of Liverpool side in upcoming March match
Quiz! Can you name every PFA Young Player of the Year in the Premier League era?
‘Slot hasn’t come in and changed everything, making it all about himself – it’s been about the players he’s inherited, getting the best out of a system he likes’: Liverpool manager impressing former players with personality and tactical approach
‘We thought we’d signed him, but Chelsea blew us away. I think they signed him so we couldn’t have him, as much as because they really wanted him’: Liverpool actually failed to sign Mohamed Salah in 2014, three years before finally getting the Egyptian
