Graham Potter has been quizzed on links to the managerial posts at both Manchester United and England during an appearance on Sky Sports.
The former Swansea and Brighton boss was the most recent guest on Monday Night Football, appearing alongside presenter David Jones and pundit Jamie Carragher for coverage of the south coast Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Southampton at the Vitality Stadium.
Potter covered a range of subjects having largely not been present in the media since he was sacked by Chelsea after less than seven months in charge back in April 2023.
Plenty of job speculation has followed since then, with Potter among the names mentioned in connection with Manchester United over the summer as the club pondered the future of current incumbent Erik ten Hag, the pressure on whom has significantly ramped up once again following another poor start to the season that reached a nadir with Sunday’s abysmal 3-0 defeat by Tottenham at Old Trafford.
United were rumoured to have spoken to a whole host of potential managerial candidates before eventually opting to keep Ten Hag and extending his contract until 2026.
During his appearance on Monday Night Football, Potter was asked if he was among those managers contacted for talks with the Red Devils.
"I think what I have read so far in the media, a lot of it is untrue and false," he said. "I think I am the only coach in world football that has been linked with Stoke City and Napoli in the same week, so I take what the media says with a pinch of salt.
"I have had lots of conversations with lots of people and I think, for the respect of everybody, it's best that I keep those private."
Quizzed on if United presented the sort of challenge he might welcome, Potter joked: "No, I'm sitting here enjoying this challenge of answering your questions. That's where I'm at at the moment."
Potter has also been frequently talked about as a potential candidate to become the new full-time England manager, with Under-21 coach Lee Carsley currently in interim charge of the Three Lions after Gareth Southgate ended his eight-year reign after the defeat by Spain in the final of Euro 2024.
"I think it's time for a commercial break isn't it?” Potter said when asked on Sky if he would welcome a crack at the England job. “I'm only joking. As an Englishman, of course it's a fantastic job. I'm supportive of whatever the FA decide to do and whoever the coach is.
"I think Gareth did a fantastic job and I'm sure Lee will in his time as long as that is, I'm sure he'll do really well."
Asked if he would prefer to stick to club management for now rather than venture into international coaching, Potter replied: "I think I'm open to anything, to be honest. I'm open to everything.
"I had 12 years on a fantastic journey from the fourth tier of Swedish football to the last eight of the Champions League, and I'd really like to spend the next 12 years in the same sort of position, developing players and teams, working with people and trying to make a difference.
"That's the aim. Wherever that is, I'm open to anything."
