Jose Mourinho insists he is happy to stay as Inter Milan coach after being linked with a move to Manchester City.
Mark Hughes is currently the City boss, but reports have claimed that owners Abu Dhabi United Group want a more high-profile name in the hot seat.
Former Chelsea manager Mourinho, who took charge at Inter last summer, has been mooted as the ideal candidate for City.
However, the Portuguese has ruled out a return to the Premier League and is looking to fulfil his contract with the Italian champions.
"No, no, my contract is here at Inter," he said. "I am happy here and as long as the president (Massimo) Moratti and the club are happy, there's no problem with me.
"You can't talk about ifs and buts - that's make believe. Everyone knows my situation, I have a contract here until 2011, I am happy, I'm doing my job.
"If one day I'm not happy anymore I'll say so immediately and I think the president would do the same."
All the talk in Manchester over the past few days has been about City's world record-breaking bid for AC Milan star Kaka.
Mourinho hopes the cash-rich club do not come in for any of his players, but admits he would be powerless to prevent Inter from accepting a bid.
"I don't know what would happen if Inter received a huge offer," he said. "But I like having all the best players here.
"When I was in England I was fiercely proud of my contribution and that the Premiership was the league with the best players. Now I am here in Italy I want to do the same.
"But it's Kaka's life, he's a Milan player and they have to decide.
"I'm not worried about City because in this club the president and his staff make the transfer decisions. I'm outside all that, when decisions are about economics it's better to be away from it all.
"Of course all other players have the 'risk', in speech marks, that Manchester City comes and values their potential, but I say in speech marks because it can only be good for someone to receive so much money and those kind of offers."
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