Aston Villa head coach Unai Emery has signed a brand new five-year contract with the membership.
The Spanish tactician took Villa to fourth within the Premier League this season, securing Champions League soccer for the primary time since 1983.
There was a gradual stream of progress within the Midlands since Emery arrived in 2022.
Within the 2022-23 marketing campaign, he secured European soccer for the primary time in 13 years and took them from seventeenth to seventh within the desk.
Talking after signing his new deal, he mentioned: “I’m very glad to take this step and the accountability of main this membership.
“Since I got here to Villa with Wes [Edens] and Nassef [Sawiris] we discovered at all times the perfect surroundings and construction to develop a undertaking with the very best ambition.
Aston Villa are thrilled to announce Supervisor Unai Emery has agreed a brand new five-year contract! ✍️
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) Might 27, 2024
“All of the soccer construction with Monchi and Damian [Vidagany] and the homeowners, we share the identical imaginative and prescient and similar objectives.
“There’s an incredible chemistry in Aston Villa. And the aspect of the followers’ assist additionally makes the distinction to really feel like residence.
“We’re actually excited to proceed this journey with no limits to our goals.”
Villa had been thought of title contenders till Christmas, however they dropped off as a result of calls for of competing within the Europa Convention League.
Whereas they misplaced within the semi-finals to Olympiacos, all was forgotten per week later once they confirmed their place among the many elite for subsequent time period.
It’s set to be a busy summer season at Villa Park and Emery might be getting began on what could possibly be his job till 2029.
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) Might 26, 2024
Followers and workers are delighted with the work the 52-year-old has been doing and chairman Nassef Sawiris is wanting ahead to the longer term.
He added: “We’re constructing one thing particular right here at Aston Villa with Unai at its core and we’re delighted that he has signed a brand new take care of the membership till 2029.
“As we transfer into our historic, one hundred and fiftieth anniversary 12 months, there’s a lot to look ahead to with Unai on the helm.”
