Eddie Howe has done an outstanding job since taking over at Newcastle United in November, helping a side languishing in the Premier League ’s bottom three to climb up to 15th and create a nine-point gap between themselves and the relegation zone.
But it could have been very different had the club’s first choice, Unai Emery, taken up the offer from the Magpies to manage their side, as they targeted a serial winner and elite manager to keep them in the top flight.
Yet the former Arsenal manager rejected Newcastle’s advances in order to remain in La Liga with Villarreal, and the Spaniard has finally broken his silence on his decision to turn down the Magpies.
