Amid speculation linking him to the vacant Republic of Ireland post, Gus Poyet refused to be drawn on his future following Greece's Euro 2024 play-off loss to Georgia on Tuesday evening.
Poyet's contract with the Greek FA ends on Sunday and it is not expected that a new deal will be offered to him.
Following Greece's win over Stephen Kenny's Ireland in last October's Euro qualifier, the Uruguyan said that he "would like to be in charge of the team here".
A month later, he appeared to reiterate that stance in an interview with LiveScore when he was quoted as saying that it "is a possibility that they [Ireland] will like me, that they will contact me" amid suggestions that he would not seek to extend his Greece contract.
Speaking to RTÉ Sport in January for the launch of the Carlsberg 0.0 Nil All Campaign, Poyet underlined the fact that there had been no communication to or from the FAI whatsoever.
That said, Poyet's names remains in the whirl of speculation with regard to who will be the next Ireland boss, with the FAI now expected to make an announcement on the head coach following the conclusion of the two Euro 2025 qualifiers involving Eillen's Gleeson's squad on 9 April.
Speaking in the aftermath of Greece's penalty shootout loss in Tiblisi, Poyet was at pains not to discuss his future.
"Five more days! Now is not the time to talk about it, it's the time to analyse what happened tonight," he told the waiting media.
"For me it was a privilege to be in this team but I don't want to say anything about the future. It was a privilege to be here. How they treated me, how much they supported me within the team. Now we have to calm down, rest and get ready for the next day.
"There is a lot of frustration. We have had no luck in the last two years, not even in the play-off draw. My players did everything they could. In two matches we did not concede a goal, and somehow we missed out on the Euros. The players did what we asked."
Speaking at an event in Sligo today, Rio Ferdinand said his former Manchester United team-mate John O'Shea deserves a chance to lead the Republic of Ireland on a permanent basis after taking interim charge for the friendlies against Belgium and Switzerland.
When asked by RTÉ Sport if O'Shea could be the new Ireland head coach, Ferdinand replied: "I think it's a great opportunity to bring some young blood in. He's in the hot seat at the moment - give him a go."
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