Croatia coach Slaven Bilic won't quit his job for the Premiership before the 2010 World Cup.
The former West Ham and Everton defender was linked with the managerial vacancy at Upton Park before the appointment of Gianfranco Zola.
He has also been mentioned as a possible successor to Kevin Keegan at Newcastle, although the club's current turmoil will clearly take some time to unravel.
Bilic claims he was offered the chance to succeed Sven-Goran Eriksson at Manchester City, but has always stated his desire to remain at the helm of the national side for the next two years.
He told Sportske Novosti: "Only one thing is certain, after 2010, I will not be (Croatia) coach any more.
"Then I will review clubs' offers.
"It is true that I had great offers from big European clubs, like HSV Hamburg. There were also offers of Manchester City, when Eriksson left, while everyone knows about West Ham.
"I did not regret for a second that I have remained the national coach. However, if I would feel that fans do not believe in our project anymore, I would step down sooner."