Ajax boss Tenhag spoke about his rumours with Manchester United in an interview with SPORT 1.
Tenhag said: "There have always been negotiations with representatives of other clubs, Manchester United are a great club, there are great fans there. But all my energy is now focused on my current job at Ajax and we're already planning for the new season.
I sit down with Ajax at the end of each season and this year as well and I can say that I and the club are happy with each other at the moment.
I need to put all my energy into the last few games of the season and anything else can be a distraction.
Of course in the world of football you never know what's going to happen, I don't want to rule out any possibility, football is changing rapidly. If at some point I decide to take the next step, I hope the people of Ajax will understand. ”
Laporta recently spoke to RTVE Deportes about rumors in Haaland and Barcelona.
Laporta said: "At any time I don't want to put Barca at risk, I always put the club's interests above everything. We're not going to complete any deal that would break Barca's wage system, and that's our transfer strategy now and in the future. ”
At this time, the RTVE reporter asked: "Then if one day Messi contacted you and said: 'I want to go back to Barca', how will you answer?" ”
Laporta said (laughing): "I'd be happy if that happened, super happy. ”
In his pre-match press conference, Tuchel updated Lukaku, Rudiger and Azpilicueta on their future issues.
On Rudiger, Tuchel said: "If I coach at other clubs, I will also try to reach him. But he's still our player and I still believe that once some of the issues are resolved, Rudiger still has a good chance of staying in the squad. Now we are tied down and unable to negotiate with his agent, but I am still confident of keeping him. ”
Regarding Lukaku, Tuchel said: "The current situation is that we can't talk to the players about some issues, we can't buy people or sell people, but Lukaku still has an important place in our plan. I feel like Lukaku is motivated, he's tough in training, he's a winner and he's always been a winner and Lukaku has been good against Middlesbrough. Now we have to stay focused and we need all the players, including Romelu Lukaku. ”
Regarding Azpilicueta's one-year contract extension, Tuchel said: "Yes, he will stay in the team next season. We have a contract in hand and Azpilicueta is our captain so he's very likely to stay and I always knew things were going to happen (contract extensions). ”