DEAN Solomon has dismissed reports of friction in his relationship with Essendon coaching candidate Mark McVeigh.

With James Hird, Jaymie Graham and Murray Davis, McVeigh is one of four remaining candidates to become the Bombers' next senior coach.

Recent media reports suggested a rift between Solomon and his former teammate McVeigh, who is now an assistant coach at Sydney.

Speaking on Thursday, Solomon – who will lead the Bombers into a clash against the Swans on Sunday – rubbished those reports.

"We don't know where they've come from," he said.

"They're obviously rumours, one of my best mates (McVeigh) since the age of 15, I've known 'Hirdy' since the age of 17.

"The talks of me potentially not being here next year, whether that's stimulated a bit of that conversation we're unsure. But I feel like it's a bit of an episode of Home and Away. I'm not sure. There's nothing there.

"There's four candidates so it's hard to talk just to those two. So it's really important that the club do the right thing, do a thorough process like they are and they get the right person for this job.

"And whoever gets the job, it's a really exciting opportunity and we all want to see this club heading in the right direction."

Solomon has a contract at the Bombers for next year but it's yet to be seen what role - if any - he will play at the club in 2027.

He said a decision on his future was likely to be made once the club's next senior coach is appointed.

"Part of the process of thinking about going in the process for the senior coaching role was sitting down with my family and talking about that," he said.

"My wife and kids live in northern New South Wales so I've had 10, 11 months away from them at the moment. Is that sustainable long term? It's probably not. That's part of the discussion.

"The reality is a new coach is coming in two weeks' time, they’re going to want to bring in some staff they want to work alongside for two, three years.

"I would've thought continuity is really important so I'll sit with that senior coach, whoever that is, and we can work through that."