ASTON VILLA HAVE appointed former Arsenal boss Unai Emery as the club’s new head coach.
The 50-year-old Spaniard succeeds Steven Gerrard, who was sacked following Villa’s 3-0 Premier League defeat against Fulham last week.
Villa said that Emery, who will join them from Villarreal, will take over from November 1 after work permit formalities are completed.
Aston Villa is delighted to announce the appointment of Unai Emery as the club's new Head Coach. 🟣
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 24, 2022
It will be Emery’s second Premier League stint after managing Arsenal for 18 months before he was dismissed following a seven-match losing run.
Emery was due to be out of contract with Villarreal at the end of this season.
It has been reported that Villa will pay a buy-out fee to the LaLiga club of around £5million.
Villa responded to Gerrard’s sacking by beating Brentford 4-0 on Sunday.
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