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Ronald Koeman says he won't be leaving Southampton for Netherlands

Ronald Koeman insists he has no interest in becoming Netherlands' next manager and remains committed to Southampton.

Oranje coach Danny Blind is under intense pressure as a consequence of his team's failure to qualify for Euro 2016 but Koeman, once an iconic Netherlands international who has repeatedly been linked with the job, is adamant that even if it was offered to him he would choose to remain in the Premier League.

"I'm manager of Southampton," he said. "I like to be the manager of Southampton, I like to stay, and I have after this season one year more, [so] there's no way, no possibility [I could leave].

"Maybe [I could be the Netherlands manager] in the future, but depending on a lot of things.

"The Dutch have to take the disappointment, and we have to learn and we have to give a reaction.

"And we have to change something -- organisations, federations -- we speak a lot about that.

"We don't have a football name on the board of the [KNVB] federation, it's crazy.

"But I'm happy in Southampton and we're doing well, and that's the most important thing.

"I can tell everybody -- I told it already -- I'm happy at Southampton, I'm the coach of Southampton and next season I will be the coach at Southampton, and then in my last year of contract we will see what happens."