Mauricio Pochettino has turned down the chance to replace Unai Emery as Villarreal manager after the Spanish boss confirmed his Premier League return.
Emery will take over as Aston Villa manager on November 1 after deciding to leave Villarreal to succeed Steven Gerrard.
Villa have agreed to pay the Spanish side £5.25million to trigger Emery’s release clause and bring the 50-year-old back to England, where he last took charge of Arsenal between May 2018 and November 2019.