Unai Emery will turn down the chance to become manager of Newcastle United and will instead stay with Villarreal, reports Guillem Balague. The former Arsenal boss confirmed on Tuesday he had been approached by the Premier League club, who made him their first choice to replace Steve Bruce. Newcastle had hoped to have the Spaniard in place by the weekend. But their manager search looks set to continue, with Eddie Howe and Paulo Fonseca possible alternatives. Spanish football expert Balague says those advising Emery were left feeling uncertain about the club’s strategy, with stories in England emerging that the shortlist was down to him and ex-Bournemouth manager Howe – two men with contrasting approaches and vastly different levels of experience within European football.
