Sam Allardyce has said he is no longer in contention for the vacant Everton post, telling talkSPORT it "just didn't feel right."
Earlier this month, the former England boss said he was willing to speak to Everton but denied having already discussed the situation with the club's major shareholder Farhad Moshiri.
Reports claimed Moshiri had already made contact with Allardyce, who said he had not held talks but would be open to an approach.
But speaking on Wednesday, he said: "It never materialised as I thought it would, unfortunately.
"For me, such a long time without a decision [meant] I had to make the decision myself.