Essendon deny they have settled on John Worsfold as their new AFL senior coach.

The Bombers insist the 2006 West Coast premiership coach remains part of a selection process that is understood to also involve Collingwood assistant Scott Burns and former Western Bulldogs mentor Brendan McCartney.

The AFL website published a story earlier on Thursday saying Essendon would confirm Worsfold as their new coach in coming days.

That prompted a reply on Essendon’s twitter feed.

“The selection process is ongoing and a decision on the next senior coach has not been made,” the club said.

A fortnight ago, Essendon also denied widespread media reports they had offered Worsfold a five-year deal.

A week later, Worsfold confirmed he wanted to coach Essendon.

Worsfold left West Coast in late 2013 and he was Adelaide’s temporary football director after the July 3 death of Crows coach Phil Walsh.