Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has quashed rumours
linking him with a move to Barcelona.
The future of current Barca boss Gerardo Martino has come
under the spotlight after the club fell off the pace in the Spanish title race
and saw their hopes of winning the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey ended
by Atletico and Real Madrid respectively.
A recent poll in Spanish newspaper Marca suggested Klopp
is the fans' preferred choice to take over at Camp Nou should Martino leave.
However, the German has insisted that a move to Catalonia
does not interest him.
Speaking ahead of his side's 4-2 win at home to Mainz on
Saturday, the 46-year-old told Dortmund's official website: "No one has to
be concerned. We are all still a little in love with this club and how things
are going here."
Klopp expressed delight after Dortmund's victory over his
former club, which guaranteed qualification for next season's UEFA Champions
League.
Milos Jojic and Robert Lewandowski both saw goals
cancelled out by Mainz's Shinji Okazaki, before Lukasz Piszczek and Marco Reus
found the net to secure three points.
"What my team did was outstanding. Nothing was taken
for granted," Klopp said.
"Everything came together - even the sun was
shining. My team have beaten their inner demons once and for all.
"They (Mainz) started aggressively, playing at a
high tempo. We were strong and scored great goals. We might have even got one
or two more.
"The game was still tight for a long time. Still,
all is well."
Dortmund's fourth successive Bundesliga win leaves them
six points clear of rivals Schalke - who visit Stuttgart on Sunday - ahead of a
trip to fourth-placed Leverkusen next week.
Culled from Soccerway
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