MARK HUGHES admits it is "nice" to be linked with Chelsea but has stressed it is just speculation and that he is "very happy" at Stoke.
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Reports this week have suggested the Welshman is among several managers as they look for a permanent successor to Jose Mourinho.
The Portuguese was sacked last month and replaced with interim boss Guus Hiddink, who will remain in charge at Stamford Bridge until the summer.
Bayern Munich's Pep Guardiola, Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone and former Chile head coach Jorge Sampaoli have all been linked with a move to the English champions.
But Hughes, whose side are five points and four places ahead of Chelsea in the Premier League table, said: "It's just speculation.
"There is a little bit of speculation about certain roles in the Premier League at the moment, and at some point, if you have a decent spell, you get mentioned in dispatches.
"I think it is no more and no less than that. I think everyone just tries to cover all bases and mentions everybody, and this week I got a mention.
"It's nice to be mentioned I suppose, because that reflects well maybe on me but more so on the players and how well they are doing, which is how it should be because we are having a decent season.
"But we are fully focused here and enjoying what we are doing. It is a good time to be at Stoke. Everybody feels we are going in the right direction. So I'm very happy."
Hughes has took charge at the Britannia Stadium in 2013, having previously managed the Wales national team and Blackburn, Manchester City, Fulham and QPR.
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