UNAI EMERY SIGNS NEW ASTON VILLA DEAL AS HEAD COACH UNTIL 2027 AHEAD OF CHELSEA CLASH IN PREMIER LEAGUE
Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has signed a contract extension until 2027. The former Arsenal and Villarreal boss took over at Villa from Steven Gerrard in October 2022 and this season could lead the club to Champions League qualification.
Villa are also in the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa Conference League. Next up Villa play Chelsea on April 27, live on TNT Sports and discovery+.
Unai Emery has committed his future to Aston Villa by signing a contract extension as head coach until 2027.
The former Arsenal boss has done a hugely impressive job at Villa since joining from Villarreal in October 2022.
Emery told the club website: “We are enjoying our way together with Villa fans, the club owners, management and this great group of players that we are proud of.
“Me and the football management…we share the vision of the owners. Nassef [Sawiris] and Wes [Edens] are very supportive and respectful, and we have a good environment and the right structure to develop this football club.
“We must maintain the hard-working spirit, clever decisions and coordination with the ownership that we have found during this time.
“We will work to get better and better. And we will demand from each other. Ambition already is, and must always be, the motto of this project.
Emery took over at Villa from Steven Gerrard with the club in the bottom half of the Premier League table.
