His choice to remain loyal to his family and their company Racer Motors causes difficulties after he refuses a contract offered by E.P. Arnold Royalton, the owner of Royalton Industries.
Batista, 48, had been in charge for a year, initially in an interim capacity after predecessor Diego Maradona was refused a new contract following Argentina's quarter-final elimination at the 2010 World Cup finals in South Africa.
When I read he had refused a new contract, that is when we acted.
Hibs manager Pat Fenlon is also keen on midfielder Tommy Taiwo, who refused a new contract with Carlisle United.
He refused a new contract and in 2007 joined Rangers, for whom he only made one appearance before moving on to St Johnstone in July 2009.
Despite that, he hopes to add Northern Ireland midfielder Shiels, who has refused a new contract with Kilmarnock, and 34-year-old Greek international Kafes, who has left AEK Athens.
Talented emerging batsman Craig Ervine refused a central contract to play club cricket with Northern Irish side Lisburn and Grade cricket for Morley in Western Australia in 2013, while fast bowler Kyle Jarvis retired internationally at 24 to take up a Kolpak deal with county side Lancashire.
