Craig Bellamy has made clear he has no intention of leaving Wales, confirming he has turned down approaches from club sides to remain as the national team's head coach.

The 46-year-old has emerged as a candidate to take over at Burnley — where he previously served as assistant to Vincent Kompany — following Scott Parker's departure. He has also been connected with Celtic, who are searching for a permanent manager after Martin O'Neill's interim stint.

Yet Bellamy is focused on a far greater ambition: guiding Wales through Euro 2028, a tournament his country will co-host alongside England, Scotland, and the Republic of Ireland. Football Association of Wales (FAW) officials have told BBC Sport Wales they are "very confident" he will honour his contract, which runs until the end of that competition.

"Everything's in place, I get completely backed and it's going to give me the opportunity in the next two years to improve again," Bellamy said ahead of Tuesday's friendly against Ghana in Cardiff.

"I've been offered that elsewhere as well, but I have this here already. Wales gave me this opportunity and I'm really grateful for that. I am ambitious, trust me. I want to earn loads and loads of money — but there's a time and now, at this present moment, it just doesn't feel that time."

A strong start to management

Bellamy was appointed on a four-year deal in the summer of 2024, stepping into senior management for the first time. He made an immediate impression, going unbeaten across his opening nine matches, earning promotion to the top tier of the Nations League, and reshaping Wales with an attacking identity.

His first World Cup qualifying campaign, however, ended in disappointment — Wales fell to Bosnia-Herzegovina in a home play-off final in March.

Any club pursuing Bellamy would face a release clause of at least £700,000, and no formal bids have been received. He remains firm that walking away would be wrong.

"I couldn't see it being fair for me to walk away. That's not right," he said. "We're not going anywhere. We're going again, we've got another two years. I've always wanted to do this role, so I don't want to wish this away."

Ghana friendly opens a busy June

Wales host Ghana at Cardiff City Stadium on Tuesday evening before travelling to Bucharest to face Romania on Saturday. Defenders Ben Davies and Connor Roberts have returned from injury, though Fulham's Harry Wilson is absent. Ben Cabango has also withdrawn, opening the door for uncapped trio Cameron Congreve, Ollie Bostock, and Jayden Lienou to receive their first call-ups.

Ticket sales for the Ghana fixture have been modest, with roughly 10,000 sold by Monday afternoon. Bellamy acknowledged the challenge of drawing a midweek crowd after school half-term, but insisted Nations League fixtures would sell out.

He also pointed to a troubling pattern: Wales have won just two of their last 13 matches played in June, losing nine. "You want to be a serious nation? Our June record's nowhere near," Bellamy said. "We have to correct that."