Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc has rubbished speculation linking him to either the France job or Manchester United. Reports suggest the French Football Federation (FFF) have earmarked the 44-year-old to replace Raymond Domenech when his contract runs out after the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™.

There are also suggestions that Blanc is being lined up as Sir Alex Ferguson's successor at United, with whom the former defender spent the final two years of his playing career. However, the highly-rated coach has insisted no-one has made him any offers.

"I signed a contract with Bordeaux for two more years so there is no urgency regarding my future," Blanc told Europe 1. "I have not received any approaches either from the federation or from abroad. Just because I have strong links with Ferguson he's not going to come up to me and say, 'Hey, here you go Laurent, I've saved the place for you'."

I signed a contract with Bordeaux for two more years, so there is no urgency regarding my future. I have not received any approaches.
Laurent Blanc on reports linking him with the France and Manchester United jobs

This is only Blanc's third season in coaching. In his first campaign he steered Bordeaux to second spot in Ligue 1, before finally ending Lyon's stranglehold on the French title last year.

Blanc claims that, while he would be delighted to be offered the France job, he could very well turn it down. "It would please me, that's obvious," he added.

"But I could also refuse it. Contractually I'm not free. Don't forget I have an employer. But if they offer it to me, I would think about it of course. But the problem they will have is with dates.

"The World Cup final is on July 11, unless they take a coach who's free, everyone else will be right in the middle of preparing for the new season and I don't see a coach giving all that up. For me anyway it would be difficult."