‘Villarreal CF is my home’: Unai Emery rules himself out of Newcastle job running

Newcastle’s search for a permanent manager looks set to rumble on after Unai Emery has taken to social media on Wednesday to officially rule himself out of the running for the job.

Emery linked with Newcastle

The Spaniard, who is currently honing his craft in Spain with Villarreal, was heavily linked with the North East outfit earlier this week and it seemed as though he could have been named as their new boss before the end of this week:

Unai Emery favorite now to become the new manager of Newcastle United, sources telling @SPORT1. #NUFC board pushing as they want to present the former Arsenal boss in the next international break. @NUFC keen to pay a huge transfer fee to get Emery out of his Villarreal contract.

— Patrick Berger (@berger_pj) November 1, 2021

NUFC expect to appoint Unai Emery before the weekend. More to follow @MailSport

— Craig Hope (@CraigHope_DM) November 2, 2021

Emery turns down Newcastle

However, Emery has since released the following statement after seeing himself linked to Newcastle:

“For all the noise there was yesterday in another country, inside the club there was transparency and loyalty with the Roig family and with my squad, which is at its maximum and for me is the most important thing.

“Villarreal CF is my home and I am 100 per cent committed. Honestly, I am grateful for the interest of a great club, but even more grateful to be here and that is why I communicated to Fernando Roig my decision to continue being part of this project, thanks to the commitment and respect that I feel from the club and my players, which is mutual and reciprocal.

“I want to thank the fans for the support they have given me always shown me. On Sunday we have a very important game and I hope we can all together get victory. See you at the Estadio de la Ceramica.”

BREAKING: Newcastle United target Unai Emery has released a statement saying he will stay at Villarreal.

— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews) November 3, 2021

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