Iraola ´really happy´ at Bournemouth despite Tottenham links

Andoni Iraola insists he’s “actually blissful” at Bournemouth, amid hypothesis linking him with Tottenham.

Bournemouth sit tenth within the Premier League desk and are nicely within the hunt to safe European qualification subsequent season, as they path fourth-place Chelsea by simply 5 factors.

The Cherries are additionally within the FA Cup quarter-finals, with a tie in opposition to Manchester Metropolis on the Vitality Stadium developing on Sunday.

Iraola’s spectacular work has seen him linked with a transfer to Spurs, who’re 14th within the desk, having endured a troublesome marketing campaign that has mounted stress on Ange Postecoglou.

Nevertheless, the Spaniard’s focus is on persevering with to make strides with Bournemouth.

“I need to do my job one of the best I can,” he advised reporters throughout his pre-match press convention. “I don’t know the way far we are able to go, or the place we are going to end. If I don’t do the job very nicely, they may discover another person.

“I’m actually blissful right here. We have now an ideal alternative to make historical past, and it will be wonderful for me, personally, for the membership to attain new heights, however we all know that we’ve got to be real looking.

“There are higher groups than us, and we’ve got to struggle in opposition to groups which are excellent. We are going to attempt to give one of the best stage we’ve got.”

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Iraola additionally spoke about defender Dean Huijsen, who’s reportedly on Actual Madrid’s radar following a formidable debut season on the Vitality Stadium after his transfer from Juventus.

The 19-year-old has made 23 appearances within the Premier League this time period, with no Bournemouth participant making extra blocks than him (24), whereas solely Illia Zabarnyi (133) has made extra clearances amongst his team-mates (126).

Huijsen was rewarded along with his first senior caps for Spain of their Nations League quarter-final tie in opposition to the Netherlands throughout the current worldwide break.

“We aren’t stunned [with the transfer talk], most likely as a result of he has now made his nationwide group debut,” Iraola added.

“He has been enjoying constantly, and I feel he has carried out very nicely. He has confronted very troublesome forwards, however we already knew he was an excellent participant when he got here in the summertime.”