Ex-Arsenal boss Unai Emery 'serious contender' for Aston Villa role
Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery is emerging as a serious contender to be Villa’s next head coach.
The 50-year-old, currently in charge of Villareal, is thought to be on the club’s shortlist to replace Steven Gerrard, with reports in Spain claiming the club have now made an approach.
Emery, who managed Sevilla before a disappointing spell in the Premier League with the Gunners, is a three-time winner of the Europa League and his pedigree is attractive to Villa’s ownership, as they look for a manager capable of taking the club to the next level.
Villa did make an ambitious attempt to hire Mauricio Pochettino but the Argentine is reluctant to return to management at a club outside the elite, while persuading Ruben Amorim to leave Sporting Lisbon is also likely to prove tricky.
