Roberto Martinez will be taking charge of Belgium at the World Cup in Qatar their FA have stated, ending any possibility of a return to Everton.
European football correspondent Kristof Terreur revealed to talkSPORT that the Belgian FA have said that the Spaniard 'isn't going anywhere' unless he 'terminates his contract'.
Martinez looks set to stay as Belgium boss
The Toffees are looking for a someone permanent to take charge following Rafael Benitez's sacking, just 200 days after being appointed.
The club have confirmed that Toffees legend Duncan Ferguson will take charge of the first team again as many names continue to be lined with the vacancy at Goodison Park.
However, Martinez is expected to not be one of them Terreur said who also added that the former boss is not pushing for a return either.
"The Belgian FA have been briefing us off the record since Sunday evening - for them the case is closed and Roberto Martinez is not going anywhere… unless, of course, he pushes for a move and he terminates his contract," he told Paul Hawksbee and Charlie Baker.
Martinez was Everton boss from 2013 to 2016
"They got an approach from Everton on Sunday and Martinez himself made them aware of the interest, they talked about it and the message from the Belgian FA was quite simple - we won't let you go ten months before a World Cup.
"Even doing both the Everton job and the Belgium job at the same time, they do not accept that because that will always lead to confusion and criticism. Is he focused?
"They want to keep him there and, basically, Martinez has not resisted. He has not said to the Belgian FA, 'I'm going, I want to go to Everton', he said, 'It's alright with me, let's see'.
"Since then nothing has happened. There are no talks between Everton and the Belgian FA anymore, so the Belgian FA are quite confident Martinez will be staying."
Martinez's last game for Everton was against Sunderland which ended in a 3-0 defeat
Terreur added: "Belgium fans are getting a bit tired of him - that was proven after the disappointment at the Euros."
The FA though think differently, as Martinez is doing a lot of work behind the scenes for the governing body and the players of the team.
"He's also the technical director of the Belgian FA and he's done a lot of things behind the scenes with long-term planning," the football expert continued. "He has put a mark on Belgian football.
"He has put all the current international players onto a manager course, so they are all getting their coaching badges.
"That was something Martinez did to make sure Belgium don't let this golden generation, and all the experience they have as players under top managers, slip away.
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"He has the backing of a lot of the players, too. Players are really happy to work with him because he gives them a lot of days off with family, and that probably plays on their minds. The players are very happy with him.
"If he doesn't find a club after the World Cup, he might be staying even longer, because he has enjoyed it in Belgium. I'm told he's there every day working hard, making new plans and until the last day he'll be giving everything for Belgium."
Further reasons why the Belgium FA are so desperate to keep hold of Martinez is because of the salary they are able to give him, as well as experience working with coaches who have managed at the highest level.
"The Belgian FA's problem is they don't have a big budget to attract top managers," Terreur said. "I think Martinez will have earned more from his package from being sacked by Everton than he has got over the last five years with the Belgian FA.
Belgium are quite a small nation and as such cannot always develop some of the best players in the world
"The Belgian FA can pay a manager between £1million and £2million [a year], that's it. If you want to get a really top manager, you're not going to attract them with that kind of money.
"So they don't see any other candidate for the job. We don't have a lot of Belgian managers who are doing well. They don't see an alternative so they will stick with Martinez and see what happens at the World Cup.
"The Belgian FA don't have experience of working with managers who have coached at the high level as Martinez has.
"Although you in England will say he was just a manager of a mid-table team, for the Belgian FA it's like they've got one of the top managers because we are such a small country."
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