Tony Mowbray has ended any hypothesis linking him with the Hibs after admitting a return to Scotland is not the correct match for him.
The previous Celtic supervisor minimize his tooth in administration with the Hibees in a two-year spell after being appointed in 2004.
He led the membership to 3rd and fourth place finishes earlier than transferring on to West Brom and returning to handle the Hoops in 2008.
Mowbray is leaving Blackburn Rovers after 5 years in cost and was among the many bookies favourites for a return to Leith to interchange Shaun Maloney.
Hibs supremo on Gordon will start interviews this week. Michael Appleton, Karl Robinson and Malky Mackay are among the many names touted for the job.
However Mowbray insists his subsequent problem can be down south - including that he has skilled the top of Scottish soccer with Celtic and Hibs.
Requested the place he sees his subsequent transfer, the 58-year-old stated: “I feel a membership that's bold, a membership that desires to get to the Premier League.
“I'd counsel not Scottish soccer, I've finished the top of Scottish soccer.
“It didn’t work out for me.
“I feel a problem to get to the Premier League within the massively aggressive division that is can be a really perfect scenario for me.”
Mowbray solely final 10 months in cost at Celtic and was sacked because the Hoops misplaced their grip on the Scottish title.
He returned to administration with Middlesbrough and in 2017 was appointed Blackburn boss, guiding the Ewood Park membership again to the Championship and this season to an eighth place end.