Harry Redknapp insists thoughts of becoming the next England manager could not be further from his mind as he embarks upon a new season with Tottenham.
The Spurs boss has never hidden his desire to take on the manager's role with the Three Lions and the Football Association have hinted in the past that they would prefer an Englishman to take over from Fabio Capello after Euro 2012.
Redknapp's stock rose last year when he took Tottenham to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and his place as favourite to succeed Capello will be strengthened further if he achieves a top-four finish or wins silverware this term.
Despite this, Redknapp is not thinking about taking over from Capello right now and is instead choosing to focus on bringing Champions League football back to White Hart Lane.
"That's a year off and I'm happy at Tottenham," Redknapp said. "I want to build a team here that is going to be successful. I want to build a team that is going to keep doing well this year, next year and the year after."