Russell Martin dismissed links to the West Brom job amid reports he is being touted as a potential successor to Steve Bruce.
The Baggies parted company with Bruce earlier this week following a run of just one win from their opening 13 Championship matches this term. The Athletic claim the Midlands outfit have lined up Swansea City boss Martin and ex-Huddersfield manager Carlos Corberan as possible options to occupy the managerial hot-seat at The Hawthorns Stadium.
However, Martin stated he has no intention of leaving the Swans and admitted that it would have to take something special for him to depart south Wales.
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“Until Julian [Winter] or someone at the club rings me and says someone has knocked on the door or made a phone call or whatever, it is what it is. We're really happy here," said Martin.
“I have said that all the way along. I wouldn’t say that if we didn’t feel that. Our families are so settled here. We love the staff we are working with, and the group of players.
“We’ve done 14 months of such hard work, with a lot of pain and challenge, and we’re starting to really reap the benefits of that. We left our previous club after 18 months of really hard work and someone else really benefited from that. I don’t really want to do the same again here.
“I would like for us to see the rewards for hard work and people really buying into what we do. In life, in football, you never know what’s going to happen.
“I hope the club, the staff, the players - we can all get to where we want to get to together. That’ll be complete utopia for us. We’ve been brought here for a long-term project. There are still going to be loads of challenges. I don’t want people to get carried away.
“There’s a really strong connection between the supporters and players, I hope we can continue to grow that.
“When you’re happy you feel a certain sense of fulfilment. You are seeing so many young players go on the pitch and show really good things. That’s the best bit of our job. It would take something really special to take us away from that.”
Meanwhile, Joe Allen has had a minor setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury. The Welshman missed his side's last three matches having been forced off in the first-half of Swansea's 3-0 triumph over Hull City before the international break.
And it has been confirmed that both Allen and Jamie Paterson will be unavailable for this weekend's clash with Burnley. "We had a little setback with Joe," revealed Martin.
"We need to get him in the right place rather than just use him off the bench. He’s trained really hard and really well. We’re just going through everything now. He’s not made it any worse.
"We’ve rescanned it and all of that stuff. We’ve just got to try and get him into a place where he’s really comfortable. Hopefully that’ll be very soon. He’s got a big season ahead for us and we’re only a short way in.
"It’s better to take time with Joe, with his age and history, and get him right to make sure he can contribute for us and Wales at the World Cup."
And on Paterson, Martin commented: "I think we’re right at the end of the treatment he’s needed. He will be back with the group very soon."
Elsewhere, striker Liam Cullen has fully recovered from a shoulder injury and could be included in the matchday squad for the Swans' clash with Burnley. Kick-off in Lancashire is at 3pm on Saturday.
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