STEWART MILNE has revealed Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes has assured him he has ‘no intentions of going anywhere’ amid speculation over his future.

The 46-year-old turned down a move to Sunderland in the summer and has been linked with the vacant positions at Rangers and West Brom in recent days.

But Pittodrie chairman Milne is confident McInnes won’t be heading for the exit door any time soon.

He said: "Derek made his position very clear to me last night that he has no intentions of going anywhere.

"He loves this club. He knows he’s loved, he knows he’s respected by everyone at the club and the fans out there.

"I think anybody who heard Derek speak (at the new stadium hearing) about his passion for this club – it’s a big, big part of his life.

"He firmly believes he has unfinished business here. He’s always said to me that he didn’t want to leave this club with just one trophy in the boardroom.

"It’s great news for everyone that he is committed. He just wants to get on doing the job. He spent a lot of time, effort and money over the summertime to rebuild the team.

“Since this he has re-signed a number of players to extend their contracts and everyone recognises the fantastic job he and Tony Docherty have done.

"No one wants to see him leave. I know he will one day but we all dearly hope he will be here for quite some time."

Aberdeen were given another boost off the park this week as American investor Tom Crotty ploughed £775,000 into the club.

McInnes has been a strong voice behind the plans for a new training ground and stadium for the Dons and Milne told RedTV: "He never misses an opportunity to remind me of that.

“He has declared his commitment to the club and wants to make sure my commitment and the board’s is right behind him both in terms of doing everything we can to deliver the training facilities.

"We genuinely believe we can have them on the ground by the summer of 2019."