The Premier League have been dealt another blow in their quest to replace Richard Scudamore with the news that the BBC's Tim Davie has turned down the job.
Susanna Dinnage had been lined up to succeed Scudamore as chief executive but she pulled the plug on her move from Discovery last month.
And Davie, chief executive of commercial division BBC Studios, has now also turned down the lucrative role after deciding he is happy where he is.
It leaves the Premier League without a permanent chief executive after Scudamore, who was been in the top job since 1999, stepped down at the end of last year.
He is continuing in a paid advisory role, which was due to involve mentoring Dinnage, after uproar over a request to clubs to each contribute £250,000 towards a £5million golden goodbye for the 59-year-old.
But there is currently no-one in a permanent role to advise with managing director Richard Masters in temporary charge.
Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck, who controversially proposed the £5m payment, is leading the search of Scudamore's successor.