Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino has brushed off speculation linking him to Real Madrid and insisted he is happy at White Hart Lane.
The Spanish giants are hunting for a new manager after Zinedine Zidane quit this week following Saturday's 3-1 Champions League final win over Liverpool.
Pochettino, in Spain for the launch of his book 'A New World', signed a new five-year deal at Tottenham last month but has been installed as the favourite to replace Zidane at the Bernabeu.
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Pochettino told AS: "I take it naturally, it does not affect me at all, I am involved in a spectacular project where the motivation is tremendous. I renewed my contract recently for another five years, I am happy and I am happy that people at Tottenham are happy with me.
"I live in the present, that is the most important thing. I enjoy what is happening and what has to be will be."
Germany World Cup winning-coach Joachim Low, who last month signed a contract extension until 2022, ruled himself out of contention to succeed Zidane.
He said at a press conference: "I can complete rule that out, that is not an issue.
"Real Madrid will certainly find a very good replacement for Zinedine Zidane. But I am at the World Cup now."