Bayer Leverkusen sports director Simon Rolfes has cooled talk of interest from Liverpool.
Rolfes has been linked with the Reds as they seek a new sports director. Bayer coach Xabi Alonso is also a target.
But he told Kicker: The fact that there is a lot of speculation about the protagonists of Bayer 04 due to our current successes is part of the business.
"But that doesn't change my orientation.
"It's not without reason that I only extended my contract in the Fall. I am absolutely happy in Leverkusen in this constellation."
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