Santos Laguna coach Pedro Caixinha is not considering the possibility of taking over as Mexico national team coach, following Miguel Herrera's firing earlier this week for an alleged altercation with a TV commentator.
The Portuguese coach has been one of the prime candidates put forward in Mexico, but his focus remains on Los Guerreros in the short term and moving back to Europe in the future.
"My objectives are on returning to Europe at a competitive club level, not on being a national team manager," confirmed Caixinha in Friday's press conference, adding that he is proud to see his name associated with the position.
"I'm the Santos coach and I'm focused on the game tomorrow [Saturday against Chiapas]," he added. "I've already worked with a national team for two years in Saudi Arabia and it is something that I don't like because I have to live football everyday on the pitch."
Caixinha isn't the only one to provide a negative response to whether they might be interested in the position.
Tigres coach Ricardo "Tuca" Ferretti may be busy attempting to guide his club past River Plate and becoming the first team from Mexico to lift the Copa Libertadores next Wednesday, but the veteran's name has also been strongly linked to the vacant El Tri job.
"It's the only thing I'm not going to discuss," said Ferretti, who has previously indicated he'd prefer to be a street cleaner than manage Mexico, on Wednesday. "I'm with my loves, my Tigres."
Former Mexico and current Queretaro coach Victor Manuel Vucetich has also suggested he wouldn't be interested, having previously been let go after just two games in charge.
One coach who had been more positive on the issue is Atlas' Gustavo Matosas, but he said on Friday that there is "no possibility" at present and added that he hadn't been contacted by anyone regarding the Mexico position.