Remi Garde has fuelled speculation surrounding his future, after refusing to answer questions on the head coach vacancy at St James’ Park, due to a ‘duty of confidentiality’ and respect for Newcastle.
The one-time bookies favourite to become Alan Pardew’s predecessor admitted he is not desperate to return to coaching, despite loving his previous experience with Ligue 1 side Olympique Lyonnais.
As the press began to delve deeper into the Frenchman’s future and, more specifically, about the Newcastle job, Garde told reporters: “I needed to recover and rejuvenate myself.”
“I do not close the door to anything or to take another year off, or, to dive into a project that would suit me.”
He added: “I have a duty of confidentiality in this matter to Newcastle, I will be very honest with respect to the leaders of Newcastle, I can’t say more.”
Garde becomes the second Frenchman to be heavily linked with a move to Tyneside just this week, after news of St Etienne boss Christophe Galtier’s interest in the job surfacing yesterday morning.
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