Former U.S. national team manager Bob Bradley is not in the running for the managerial vacancy at Premier League strugglers Sunderland, sources have told ESPN FC.
Bradley, 57, who led the United States to the last 16 of the 2010 World Cup and the final of the 2009 Confederations Cup, has not been approached by the club.
Dutchman Dick Advocaat quit his post on Sunday after his team had failed to win a single match of their first eight Premier League fixtures, leaving them 19th in the table, only ahead of neighbours Newcastle on goal difference.
Bradley, currently managing Stabaek in the Norwegian league, had been linked with Sunderland in the UK press. His contract with Stabaek, currently second in the Tippeligaen, expires in November, when the Norwegian season ends.
Stabaek managing director Lars Hjorth told Talksport earlier on Wednesday that Sunderland were free to speak to their manager but that no contact had been made.
Hjorth said: "He is allowed to speak to anybody if he wants. That was the contract he made with us when he came to Stabaek. If Bob gets an offer from a club in the Premier League we will be very happy for Bob that he gets the possibility to do that."
Sunderland, owned by Missouri businessman Ellis Short, are being linked with former player Sam Allardyce, who left West Ham in the summer, and Nigel Pearson, sacked by Leicester in June despite keeping that club in the Premier League.
Bradley, father of national team midfielder Michael Bradley, has also managed Chicago Fire, New York MetroStars, and the Egypt national team before taking a first European job in Norway in 2014, however it seems unlikely a move will be taking place in this case.