Frank Rijkaard has played down speculation linking him with a switch to Milan.

With Milan adrift in the race for the Scudetto this season this season, reports in the Italian media have suggested that Rijkaard will replace Carlo Ancelotti in the summer.

Rijkaard, a former Milan player, rejected the reports and claimed that he is only thinking about leading Barcelona.

“In all honesty, I have not even considered going to coach Milan,” he said. “It is something that I never think about.

“I have great friends like Ancelotti and Mauro Tassotti doing a great job there and they are going to continue doing so in the future.

“I am at a huge club in Barcelona and do not think about doing anything else. It is absolutely impossible to consider leaving and I think that it is wrong to talk about other teams.”

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