{"id":603959,"date":"2021-11-03T09:53:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=603959"},"modified":"2021-11-03T09:53:51","modified_gmt":"2021-11-03T13:53:51","slug":"unai-emery-rejects-newcastle-united","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/11\/03\/unai-emery-rejects-newcastle-united\/","title":{"rendered":"Unai Emery Rejects Newcastle United Manager Job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It is now confirmed that Unai Emery rejects <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/31\/chelsea-outclass-newcastle\/\" target=\"_self\">Newcastle United<\/a> and is staying at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/08\/26\/josip-brekalo-set-for-villarreal-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Villareal<\/a>. The rejection is a huge blow to the new owners who were hoping to get a big name in place before the weekend&#8217;s game against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/11\/03\/brighton-and-hove-albion-fans-considering-protest-against-newcastle-united-owners\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Brighton and Hove Albion<\/a> but they now have to go back to the drawing board.<\/p>\n<h2>Unai Emery Rejects Newcastle United Job<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Unai Emery announces he\u2019s staying: \u201cI\u2019ve decided to stay here. Villarreal is my home and I 100% trust this project. I\u2019m proud of top club interest [Newcastle] but I\u2019m super happy with this club, Roig family, fans and players. See you soon in our stadium\u201d. \ud83d\udfe1 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NUFC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Villarreal?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Villarreal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KTahQMRcWf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/KTahQMRcWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1455892712209670148?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 3, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>New Owners Struggling to Find New Manager<\/h3>\n<p>Unai Emery confirmed on Wednesday, November 3, that he will not be taking the manager&#8217;s job at Newcastle United and will remain at Villareal. Emery confirmed to Fernando Roig the owner of the Spanish club that he was flattered by talk of a move to the new richest club in the world but wants to remain at the club.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marca.com\/en\/football\/spanish-football\/liga\/2021\/11\/03\/6182583a268e3e8c4a8b459e.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marca<\/a> report that Emery contacted Roig on Wednesday morning following his side&#8217;s 2-0 victory over Young Boys of Switzerland in the Champions League. That victory has put Villarreal level on points with <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2021\/10\/29\/next-manchester-united-manager\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United, <\/a>who needed another rescue mission from Cristiano Ronaldo to earn a point against Atalanta.<\/p>\n<h3>Stability at Villarreal Better Option Than Relegation Battle<\/h3>\n<p>When it was reported that Emery was on the top of the list for the Newcastle job there was a feeling that it would be a foregone conclusion he would move to the North East club but he has turned his current team into a Champions League club and remaining has ultimately turned out to be a more attractive proposition than joining a club facing a relegation battle with no certainty that he can keep them up.<\/p>\n<p>The new owners have so far not brought anyone in around them with a football background and even at this early stage it is starting to look like Newcastle once again are in a situation where people with grand ideas have forgotten the one thing needed to run a successful club and that is knowing the game itself.<\/p>\n<p>The new owners must now return to the drawing board and hope they can employ a manager who is willing to take a role that has so much uncertainty around it.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"7-htxThXS5tHOVL53XDJkA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/1351061586\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'7-htxThXS5tHOVL53XDJkA',sig:'nGCv7uIS4LLbT6W6Ks6wOkA3lBxooIZtlZfic3BJf3o=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1351061586',caption: true ,tld:'co.uk',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is now confirmed that Unai Emery rejects Newcastle United and is staying at Villareal. The rejection is a huge blow to the new owners who were hoping to get a big name in place before the weekend&#8217;s game against Brighton and Hove Albion but they now have to go back to the drawing board. 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