Bilic rejects Hamburg

Slaven Bilic has admitted he was flattered to be offered the full time coaching job at Hamburg when Huub Stevens leaves, but confessed his priorities lie elsewhere at this stage.

"After the talk with the people at HSV I saw that I was their first choice," said Bilic.

"That is a fantastic offer, that you only get once in a lifetime. But I would like to stay in Croatia."

Bilic has also been linked with a move to Juventus and West Ham, but it seems that Bilic may now be more keen to take Croatia to the World Cup in 2010.