Swansea City manager Michael Laudrup insists he has no intention of using his success at the Liberty Stadium as a stepping stone to a job at a bigger club.
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The Dane can secure Swansea their first major trophy in their 100 history if they manage to beat League to outfit Bradford City in the Capital One Cup Final on Saturday and Laudrup insists he is no hurry to leave the Welsh club.
"I have ambition but I have never had any special dream to go to a specific team or a top team," he said.
"Let's say that years ago I had set myself the ambition to become the manager of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Manchester United, Chelsea or Juventus, and that I finally arrived after 10 years of trying.
"Let's say I finish second in the League, lose in the semi-finals of the Champions League after penalties and lose 2-1 in the national cup final.
"The club say: 'Sorry, no trophies. Thank you very much, goodbye.' I have done everything for 10 years and then after nine months I am out. You can't live like that.
"It gives me much more pleasure to see how well you can do where you don't have to win all the time."
Laudrup played for Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus as a player and he believes his time at some of Europe's top clubs has had a major influence on his ambitions as a manager.
"I've been at the top clubs as a player. Maybe it's for that reason I don't have that dream like a young innocent manager just starting out. If one day I'm there as a manager at a top club, then I'm there. If I'm not, I'm not," he said.
The 48-year-old's contract at the Liberty Stadium runs out at the end of the season and both parties have indicated their desire to extend the former Denmark captain's contract.
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