TO REPLACE UNAI EMERY
Setién, close to returning to LaLiga! The ex of the Barça points to the Villarreal
Published:25/10/2022 - 02:50h
Updated:25/10/2022 - 02:50h
The surprise departure of Unai Emery from Villarreal to go to Aston Villa forced the 'yellow submarine' to look for a replacement for the Basque in record time. In the middle of multiple negotiations, Quique Setién aims to stay with the position
An old known of the FC Barcelona is very near to return to the benches of LaLiga. After his stormy go through Catalonia, Quique Setién is very near to turn into the new trainer of the Villarreal after the unexpected exit of Unai Emery. As they confirmed 'MARK' and 'Sportive World', the Cantabrian technician already finds in Valencia and this Tuesday could turn into the new driver of the 'yellow submarine'.
For the Villarreal, the day of the Monday was very complex. The Aston Villa agreed to pay the 6 million euros that Emery had like clause and, after the dismissal of Steven Gerrard, the group 'peasant' attained to convince to the Spanish trainer to return to the Premier League, where already directed to the Arsenal between June of 2018 and November of 2019, without obtaining titles with the 'gunners'.
For Setién, by his part, this will be his ninth experience like trainer and the first in little more than two years, since from his exit of the Barça in August of 2020 had kept moved away of the benches. The one of Santander directed a total of 25 official parties like culé with a balance of 16 victories, 4 ties and 5 defeats, the last of them the historical 2-8 in Lisbon in front of the Bayern Munich that sentenced his exit.
Previously, Quique had headed to the Sportive Union The Palms (2015-17) and to the Betis (2017-19). Although it has not raised any trophy like trainer, the good work of the Cantabrian at the head of the group 'verdiblanco' cost him the opportunity to do charge of a Barça that crossed a deep institutional crisis and that it had to face up to him the pandemia of the COVID-19 in the worst possible moment.
The others options of the Villarreal to replace to Emery
In addition to the name of Setién, the yellow directive sondeó to Marcelino García Toral, man of the house the one who already directed to the club between 2013 and 2016. The technician of 57 years has in his list of winners a Glass of the King with Valencia (2019) and a Supercopa of Spain with the Athletic of Bilbao (2021). In addition to Marcelino, the club has in folder the name of Marcelo Gallardo, Argentinian trainer that finish to culminate a long and successful cycle with River Plate of his country, where won 14 titles in 8 years.
