Brendan Rodgers has dismissed speculation linking him with the Spurs job, labelling the rumours 'disrespectful' to Harry Redknapp.
Boss committed to Swans job
Swansea manager Brendan Rodgers has dismissed speculation linking him with the Tottenham job, labelling the rumours 'disrespectful' to Harry Redknapp.
The 39-year-old has been widely praised this season for not only guiding the newly-promoted Swans to the safety of mid-table but also for their attractive style of play.
That has led to speculation linking Rodgers with some of the Premier League's leading lights, despite signing a new three-and-a-half year contract at the Liberty Stadium last month.
With Tottenham boss Redknapp heavily linked with the vacant England manager's position, reports in the national press this week suggested Spurs chairman Daniel Levy was eyeing Rodgers as a potential replacement.
However, the former Reading and Watford manager has been quick to play down the speculation and feels such reports are both unhelpful and disrespectful.
"People need to fill pages in papers and they need discussion points," said Rodgers. "It's part of British football, speculation, gossip, whatever you want to call it.
"When these reports come out you take them as they are, it fills a bit of a paper, people read it and it will probably be someone else tomorrow.
Focus
"But my only focus is Swansea and Harry's only focus will be Tottenham and I just think it's disrespectful talking about him and the job he is in.
"He loves being at Tottenham and I know from talking to him when he was here in December that he enjoys being there.
"Likewise with myself, my only concentration and focus is on this job and trying to retain our status over the next eight games in this league.
"Harry is Tottenham manager, he is clearly a candidate for the England job but at this moment he is Tottenham manager and to speculate about him coming out of there and someone going in while he is in a job, I don't think it's proper."
