Aston Villa announced on Tuesday that Unai Emery, their manager, has extended his contract until 2027.
Emery, who took charge last season when the club was facing relegation danger, has overseen a remarkable transformation at the Premier League side.
The Aston Villa manager extended his contract until 2027 on Tuesday to stay in Birmingham at a time when Barcelona, Liverpool and Bayern Munich all have looming vacancies.
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He expressed his satisfaction with the progress made alongside Villa fans, club owners, management, and the players, emphasizing the ambition driving the project.
Emery: “We are enjoying our way together with Villa fans, the club owners, management and this great group of players that we are proud of…
“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.”
With Villa’s current success under Emery’s leadership, including a potential Champions League qualification and a Europa Conference League semi-final appearance, the club is poised to potentially secure its first major trophy since 1996.
Villa host Olympiakos in the first leg of the Conference League semi-finals next month. After victory over Bournemouth on Sunday, Emery underlined his commitment to the club. “I am focused here, 100%,” he said.
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Emery has transformed Villa since succeeding Steven Gerrard 18 months ago – he led Villa to seventh last season and could guide them to a top-four finish this campaign. Villa are six points clear of fifth-placed Tottenham, albeit Spurs have two games in hand. Emery’s impressive work is thought to have piqued interest from not only Bayern but other clubs, including Barcelona.
The 52-year-old Emery has won four Europa League trophies — three times with Sevilla and once with Villarreal — and won the French league title with Paris Saint-Germain.