---
title: "Newcastle United: Joachim Low and Xavi have rejected Magpies"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/manager-news-low-xavi-emery-conte/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Adam Clancy"
section: "Newcastle United"
published: "2021-11-04T14:40:53Z"
modified: "2021-11-04T14:40:59Z"
---

# Newcastle United: Joachim Low and Xavi have rejected Magpies

**Guillem Balague has revealed the four managers who have rejected the chance to manage Newcastle United so far.**

### The Lowdown: Manager scramble

The St. James’ Park faithful’s search for a new permanent manager to succeed Steve Bruce has been a bit of a mess so far, as Graeme Jones is set to take charge of another game at the weekend as it stands.

\[freshpress-quiz id=”375684″\]

There have been so many names thrown around in recent days, including the likes of [Paulo Fonseca](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-paulo-fonseca-premier-league-2/) and [Zinedine Zidane](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-zinedine-zidane-premier-league/), but it certainly begs the question whether any truly elite boss wants to take charge of a team currently locked in a relegation battle.

The North East club have a mere four points and no wins from their 10 opening games in the Premier League so far this season, sitting in 19th spot, just above Norwich City ([Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables)).

### The Latest: Four rejections

It is openly known that Unai Emery has now rejected the chance to manage the Tyneside outfit in favour of staying at Villarreal following a [statement](https://twitter.com/CraigHope_DM/status/1455881133976178693) that he released yesterday, and it has also been widely [reported](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-antonio-conte-premier-league/) that Antonio Conte rejected them as well, and is now the manager of Tottenham Hotspur

\[freshpress-poll id=”376658″\]

However, two names that may have gone under the radar are Joachim Low and Xavi, both of whom journalist Balague has now [revealed](https://twitter.com/GuillemBalague/status/1455701069103869954) have also said no to the Magpies job, among others.

### The Verdict: Desperation

With so many rejections, these are desperate times now for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) consortium, who are clearly struggling to sell the long-term project amid a relegation battle.

[Newcastle news!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/newcastle-news/)

A true [legend](https://www.transfermarkt.com/xavi/erfolge/spieler/7607) of the game as a player, Xavi now [reportedly](https://www.marca.com/futbol/barcelona/2021/11/03/6183116446163f5eba8b458e.html) looks set to manage his former club FC Barcelona, which should in turn rule him out of any chance of managing the Toon, certainly in the short-term.

Having left his post as Germany manager following Euro 2020 after 15 years in charge ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12040/12345599/joachim-low-sorry-as-germany-head-coach-bids-farewell-after-euro-2020-exit-analysis-a-sad-final-act)), Lowe is unlikely to want to get back into management straight away, leaving NUFC in a very difficult position as they scrap to see who is available at this moment in time.

[***In other news, find out which ‘phenomenal’ manager was Newcastle’s top choice here!***](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/manager-news-zinedine-zidane-premier-league/)