Off to Villa then?
Fulham boss Mark Hughes has resigned after less than a year in charge at Craven Cottage.
Hughes has been linked with the vacant manager's job at Aston Villa, although Villa have denied making any contact with the Welshman.
The 47-year-old also denied that he had been approached by another club before he chose to quit.
"As a young, ambitious manager I wish to move on to further my experiences," he said.
"I believe my management team and I have done a good job and the club has a strong foundation from which they can go forward.
"I would also like to take this opportunity to clarify that neither myself nor my representative have approached or have been approached by another club.
"This decision to leave Fulham has not been influenced by any outside party."
Fulham had been in talks with Hughes to extend the two-year deal he signed in July.
However, the club admitted defeat in their attempts to prevent him walking away after he offered his resignation.
Hughes will serve a month's notice and be available to another club from the end of June.
The former Manchester City manager, whose final game in charge of the club was a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, had brought stability to Fulham in the wake of predecessor Roy Hodgson's departure to Liverpool last summer.
Deprived of the services of striker Bobby Zamora for much of the season, Hughes steered the club to an eighth-place finish with 49 points - four places and three points better than they achieved in their previous campaign.
Fulham also qualified for Europe after topping the Premier League's fairplay standings.
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