Aston VillaAfter holding crucial talks today, the team has appointed Unai Emery their next head coach.
Villa met with Emery on Monday and have paid the £5.25million release clause to prise the 50-year-old coach from La Liga side Villarreal.
The AthleticOn Monday, it was reported that Villa had already appointed Emery.
Emery will be taking charge of his new side starting November 1. This means that he won’t be responsible for the trip. Newcastle UnitedThis Saturday. His first match against Villa will be the visit Manchester UnitedNovember 6,
Villa fired Steven Gerrard and had five other candidates on the list to replace him. Emery was also represented by Thomas Tuchel, Mauricio Pochettino and Ruben Amorim.
Emery has prior experience in the industry. Premier LeagueAfter having coached ArsenalBetween November 2018 and the summer of 2018, he was their coach. Between the summer of 2018 and November 2019, he guided them to a fifth place finish in 2018-19, before they were dismissed.
In July 2020, the Spaniard took over as Villarreal’s manager. During the 2020-21 season, Emery’s side beat Arsenal and Manchester United on their way to winning the Europa League.
Emery was also offered the opportunity to assume control of Newcastle United in November 2021, when Steve Bruce was fired. However, Emery declined their offer.
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Emery has previously been a manager SevillaBetween 2013 and 2016, the Europa League was won three times in three seasons.
He left Spain to take over Paris Saint-Germain. He won Ligue 1 in 2017-18. However, he was still on contract for one year.
Villa finished 14th in Premier League after winning 4-0 against BrentfordOn Sunday, they will be playing without Gerrard for the first time this season. Their aim is to finish in top half of division.
Aaron Danks was the interim manager of the Brentford match. Now, he is waiting to see if he will be retained at the club.
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