Rafael Benitez has no intention of walking out of Liverpool in the wake of the latest revelations about his job, according to agent Manuel Garcia Quillon.
Reds co-owner Tom Hicks has admitted attempting to line up Jurgen Klinsmann as the club's next manager, claiming it was "an insurance policy" should Benitez leave.
The move has been condemned in some quarters as having undermined the Spaniard.
Coupled with his high-profile fall-out with Hicks and co-owner George Gillett at the end of last year, it has cast further doubt over Benitez's long-term future at Anfield.
But Quillon insists his desire to remain at the club is undiminished.
He told The Times: "Rafa wants to stay at Liverpool. He is happy with the club, with the supporters and with the city. He does not want to leave."
Kop legend Ian Rush was one of those to question the club's American owners, and fears they are in danger of turning Liverpool into a laughing stock.
Rush accused the American tycoons of undermining the great traditions at Anfield after they admitted lining up Klinsmann to replace Benitez.
"Now people are going to say the club is a laughing stock," said Rush, who scored a record 346 goals in 640 Liverpool appearances.
He added in The Sun: "In many ways, you can understand that because this is not the way Liverpool normally do things.
"The tradition of the club - and the very thing that has made them so hugely respected throughout the world - is to do everything in-house, not out in the open like this.
"Look at Newcastle - we certainly don't want to get like that. That's just change for the sake of it. With Harry Redknapp turning them down, it's just going to drag on and on. That doesn't help anyone.
"Now we all know that in football these days there's only one winner - the owners.
"But admitting that Klinsmann was approached is poor timing and puts a lot more pressure on Rafa.
"It's not just upsetting for Rafa but for the players and the fans as well. Everything seemed to be dying down a bit but now it's all been blown up again."
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