Newcastle boss Rafael Benitez has distanced himself from speculation linking him with the vacant manager's job at Everton.
The 57-year-old Spaniard, who spent six hugely successful years on Merseyside with Liverpool earlier in his career, was being touted as a replacement for Ronald Koeman even before the axe fell earlier this week.
However, despite his family still living in the north-west, Benitez, who will send the Magpies into Premier League battle at Burnley on Monday evening, insists he is happy with his ongoing mission at St James' Park.
Asked about the speculation, he said: "I read in the press and heard people talking, but I am happy here.