Andoni Iraola insists he will not be distracted by speculation linking him with a summer move to Tottenham.
The Spaniard has worked wonders on the south coast, transforming Bournemouth from relegation candidates into a side threatening to qualify for Europe next season.
Iraola’s side are preparing for an FA Cup quarter final against Manchester City on Sunday and Iraola is adamant he won’t look focus amid reports he has been lined up as a replacement for Ange Postecoglou as Spurs’ next manager.
‘I want to do my job the best I can. I don’t know how far we can go, where we will finish,’ Iraola said speaking ahead of this weekend’s game agianst City.
‘If I don’t do the job very well, they (Bournemouth’s owners) will find someone else who does the job – it is like this in every job.
‘I am really happy here. We have a great opportunity for the first time in the (club’s) history to go to (the FA Cup) semi-finals. That would be amazing for me personally and for the club to achieve new heights.
‘But we know that we have to also be realistic, that there are better teams than us and we have to fight against teams that are very good, so we will try to give the best level we have.’
Iraola, meanwhile, feels his current club now have all the tools needed to push on to new heights after moving into a state-of-the-art £32million training centre.
The Cherries used the international break to relocate the first-team squad to Canford Magna, which has an indoor dome as well as outdoor full-sized pitches and rehabilitation facilities across the 57-acre site.
The ambitious project, first approved in October 2019, will also be a base for the women’s teams as well as Bournemouth’s academy set-up, which now meets requirements for Category Two status.
And the 42-year-old Spaniard feels everything is now in place behind the scenes to continue progress on the pitch.
‘It has been a big change for us,’ Iraola said. ‘We still have to familiarise (with it all), but obviously it is a big improvement for the team and for the club.
‘(Making a change of base) during the season sometimes is not the best moment, but I think this (international) break has been very good to do it and you can see (that) from the faces of the players.
‘The (training) pitches are perfect – we have all the tools we need. The most important thing is the football, but at least we cannot now use any other excuses because we have the best tools.”
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