Juan Carlos Unzue ends Barcelona speculation by taking charge at Celta Vigo

Berizzo, who is expected to take over at Sevilla following Jorge Sampaoli's imminent departure for Argentina, left Celta at the end of a season in which the Galicians reached the semi-finals of the Europa League and finished 13th in LaLiga.

Unzue - the assistant to Luis Enrique at Barca until the pair left the Nou Camp this weekend - has signed a two-year deal at Balaidos, Celta announced on their official website on Sunday.

The 50-year-old former goalkeeper had been touted as a long-term successor to regular collaborator Enrique in Catalonia, but his appointment as Celta head coach would appear to leave Ernesto Valverde in the clear to take charge of Barca.

The Copa del Rey winners will unveil their new manager on Monday and Valverde, who left Athletic Bilbao last week, is the front-runner with the likes of Sampaoli and Diego Simeone recently ruling themselves out of contention. Ronald Koeman, Laurent Blanc and Arsene Wenger have also been linked.