The 53-year-old is unaffected by Luis Enrique's impending departure at Camp Nou, insisting he is just focused on seeing out the season with his team
Ernesto Valverde shrugged off reports that he was set to leave Athletic Bilbao to replace Luis Enrique as the next coach of Barcelona, saying there is nothing new to the reports.
In the aftermath of the Spanish champions thrashing Sporting Gijon on Wednesday, Luis Enrique announced he would stand down when his contract expires at the end of this season.
Valverde was mentioned in dispatches around the Barcelona job either side of Pep Guardiola's glorious 2008-2012 reign and after his late successor Tito Vilanova stood down due to ill health.