Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini is convinced his players will not be adversely affected by the rumours linking Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola with a move to the Etihad next season.
Former Barcelona head coach Guardiola confirmed at the weekend he will leave Bayern at the end of the current campaign, heightening speculation linking him with a high-profile move to City.
Pellegrini himself insists he is focused on trying to guide the club to silverware this season and he feels the players will also continue to adopt a professional attitude.
"I don't think players (only) work for the manager - they work for the group, themselves, because they want to win," he said.
"You have a good connection (with the players) and that is the most important thing to be a good manager.
"But I don't think that a professional player will have any problems if he is listening or reading about things that may happen next year.
"If they do they are not professional players, they are not top players. So I am absolutely sure nobody in the squad has any problems or doubts about what we're doing and after that we'll see what happens in the future."
Pellegrini's contract with the club runs until 2017 and in the wake of Jose Mourinho's sacking as Chelsea manager, the Argentine knows there is no point in speculating what the future may hold.
"I don't know the word pressure or afraid. In this line of work you will never know the future, if you win or lose," he added.
"It's never your decision so you never know. Look at Chelsea, three months ago nobody could have known this would happen.
"So you don't think about that. You must work, try to work well, win titles and win games.
"I will know exactly what will happen in the future with myself at the right moment, but at this minute I'm not thinking about talking about my future.
"I'm thinking about winning the games, trying to finish this season and the four competitions we're involved in and to win titles. After that it doesn't depend on you."