Chris Coleman claimed on Friday that he was never interested in joining Crystal Palace.

After an uncertain few months, Coleman has signed a two-year contract extension with Wales will see him remain in charge of the Dragons through the Euro 2016 qualification process.

A new deal had been agreed as long ago as September but, with the contract unsigned and Wales suffering defeats to Macedonia and Serbia that month, the Football Association of Wales opted to delay a final decision until the end of the World Cup campaign.

A win over Macedonia and a draw in Belgium were enough to tip the scales back in Coleman’s favour.

But Coleman had suggested he was prepared to walk away from Wales and he was linked with Palace who he featured for during his playing career and who were looking for a manager after Ian Holloway’s departure.

He said: “There was no temptation to go to Palace, there was no approach. That was because I had five years with Palace as a player and I enjoyed my time there. Everybody thinks if you are a coach you want to work in the Premier League. Financially and with the media coverage it is seen as the best league in the world.

“I have had five years in the Premier League with Fulham, it’s a great league. I don’t have any aspirations to work in the Premier League right now. When my time is up with Wales, whenever that is, I would prefer to work abroad again. I learnt more working abroad as a coach.

“But the Wales job is bigger than any other job I will do, I will never get more responsibility.”

He added: “I don’t want to hand that feeling on to someone else. I want to finish what I started with these players.”