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Carlos Corberan has signed a contract extension at West Brom until the summer of 2027 after being linked with the vacant Leeds job.
The 39-year-old has won 10 of his 13 league games in charge of the Baggies since agreeing a two-and-a-half-year deal with the club in October 2022.
He had been one of the candidates to replace Jesse Marsch at Leeds following his sacking from the American on Tuesday, but his new contract extends his stay at the Hawthorns for two years.
Albion teased the announcement on social media with a clip from the popular BBC TV series Congratulations Valley, which the main character Catherine Cawood says: “Why is everyone pretending to go to Leeds when you’re not?”
Chief executive Ron Gourlay told the club’s website that he first sat down with Corberan to discuss his future at the club three weeks ago, while Marsch was still working at Elland Road.
He said: “The passion for the game we love has infected everything connected with the club, not least our players, who have clearly benefited from Carlos’ first-class coaching, tactical knowledge and attention to detail.
“We sat down three weeks ago to discuss the future of the club and Carlos’ vision for Albion really aligns with mine.
Corberan worked at Leeds for three years until 2020, first as U23 manager and then first team coach under Marcelo Bielsa, before leaving for Huddersfield.
Corberan himself added: “I believe that success can only be achieved if everyone works together and the way I was made to feel at this big club made me believe that this is the right place for me.
“It is important for me that we do not let this moment distract us from our goal, which is to make sure that we improve every day, making the team more competitive for the challenges that will come. My focus is always to get a positive result in the next game and we are working hard to achieve it in Birmingham City on Friday night.
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