Kevin Keegan has quit as manager of English Premier League club Newcastle United after three days of talks with the Magpies' board.
"I've been working desperately hard to find a way forward with the directors, but sadly that has not proved possible," Keegan said in a statement on Thursday.
"It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want," he added.
"It remains my fervent wish to see Newcastle United do well in the future and I feel incredibly sorry for the players, staff and most importantly the supporters. I have been left with no choice other than to leave," he explained.
Newcastle United is currently in the 11th place in the English Premier League table with just four points from their opening three games.
The 57-year-old Keegan, who managed the club between 1992 and 1997, returned to Newcastle in January after the sacking of Sam Allardyce.
"I've been working desperately hard to find a way forward with the directors, but sadly that has not proved possible," Keegan said in a statement on Thursday.
"It's my opinion that a manager must have the right to manage and that clubs should not impose upon any manager any player that he does not want," he added.
"It remains my fervent wish to see Newcastle United do well in the future and I feel incredibly sorry for the players, staff and most importantly the supporters. I have been left with no choice other than to leave," he explained.
Newcastle United is currently in the 11th place in the English Premier League table with just four points from their opening three games.
The 57-year-old Keegan, who managed the club between 1992 and 1997, returned to Newcastle in January after the sacking of Sam Allardyce.
