The Scottish Football Association have rejected an official approach for national team manager Alex McLeish.
Birmingham City are thought to be the club pursuing former Rangers boss McLeish.
However the club behind the approach have been warned the SFA will do everything in their power to keep the 48-year-old.
SFA chief executive Gordon Smith said in The Sun: ‘Yes we have had an official approach for our manager.
‘We don't want to discuss it at all, so the club involved has been advised they cannot have permission to speak to Alex at the moment.
‘We must make it clear we want to retain Alex as manager of the Scotland team. We want to extend his contract and we're keen to speak to him about that.’
