Villarreal manager Marcelino to leave the club at the end of the season

[p]The 60-year-old, who also managed the team between 2013 and 2016 and guided them back to the Spanish top flight, has led [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/villarreal/lUatW5jE/"]Villarreal[/a] more than any other coach, overseeing 298 games across all competitions.[/p][p]The club sit third in LaLiga with four matches remaining, a position that guarantees them elite European football next season. It's the first time in their history that they'll play Champions League football in consecutive seasons.[/p][p][b]However, they reportedly only wanted to offer Marcelino a one-year extension, whereas he wanted to build a long-term project. As a result, they'll be parting ways.[/b][/p][p]He rejoined Villarreal in 2023, having won the Copa del Rey with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/valencia/CQeaytrD/"]Valencia[/a] in 2019 and the Spanish Super Cup with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ath-bilbao/IP5zl0cJ/"]Athletic Bilbao[/a] in 2021. He has been linked with English Premier League clubs.[/p][embed guid="b99f2d96-ba01-42c0-9a2d-59e2da6fb805" url="https://x.com/VillarrealCFen/status/2051252203185111245" social-type="twitter" /]