Former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has quit as boss of Chinese Super League side Shanghai SIPG and will take a break from the game.
Villas-Boas was offered a one-year extension to his current deal but, according to The Telegraph, he has made it clear that he does not intend to return to England.
The 40-year-old tried to avoid answering questions about his future last Saturday after his side lost the Chinese FA Cup final on away goals to bitter rivals Shanghai Shenhua.
'It is not the right time to talk about whether I'm staying or leaving,' Villas-Boas said after the final.