Aston Villa will be thwarted in any attempts to land David Wagner as a replacement for Roberto Di Matteo with the Huddersfield Town manager committed to staying with his club.
Wagner has attracted interest by guiding his team to the top of the Championship and was on Villa's shortlist of targets with hierarchy poised to make approaches on Monday.
But the former Borussia Dortmund assistant has reaffirmed his desire to remain in Yorkshire to continue building Huddersfield in a major boost for the club.
Wagner is attending England's Under-20 game against Germany at the John Smith's Stadium alongside chairman Dean Hoyle and his agent John Morris, of Key Sports.