Unai Emery has signed a new five year contract with Aston Villa which will keep him at the club until 2029.
Unai Emery has been awarded this new deal after a successful campaign with Aston Villa which saw them finish fourth in the table and qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in their history.
Unai Emery said the following on Aston Villa's official website;
I am very happy to take this step and the responsibility of leading this club. Since I came to Villa with Wes and Nassef we found always the best environment and structure to develop a project with the highest ambition. All the football structure with Monchi and Damian and the owners, we share the same vision and same goals. There’s a great chemistry in Aston Villa. And the element of the fans’ support also makes the difference to feel like home. We are really excited to continue this journey with no limits to our dreams.
Chairman Nassef Sawiris also made the following statement;
We are building something special here at Aston Villa with Unai at its core and we are delighted that he has signed a new deal with the club until 2029. As we move into our historic, 150th anniversary year, there is a lot to look forward to with Unai at the helm.
Unai Emery took Aston Villa from 17th to 7th in the Premier League in his first season in charge. This enabled the club to qualify for the UEFA Europa Conference league, however, they ended at the semi final stage after they were defeated by Olympiacos over the two legs. This was Aston Villa's first European campaign in 13 years.
VAN DIJK'S MESSAGE TO ARNE SLOT
Arne Slot is set to replace Jurgen Klopp as the new Liverpool manager for the coming season. He seems to have already gained support from some of his new players.
Virgil Van Dijk is one of those players. Despite his future at the club being uncertain, he is committed to Liverpool and has vowed to support Arne Slot next season.
Van Dijk said the following to Sky Sports;
I have full trust in the club and their decisions going forward. Obviously, change is always a bit unknown, but I've got full confidence and I'm looking forward to the new season already.
Van Dijk was also asked whether they would be able to continue Klopp's legacy, he replied with the following statement;
100%, but success is not guaranteed. That's pretty obvious. But we're going to work our socks off to make it happen. We have a good coach coming in, good backroom staff, and we have a very good team. Let's see what happens.
