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Emery signs new five-year deal at Aston Villa

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Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has put pen to paper on a new five-year contract after guiding the club into next season’s Champions League.

After leading the Birmingham team to a fourth-place result and Champions League qualification the previous season, the Spaniard has been rewarded.

Villa was only three points above the relegation zone when 52-year-old Emery took over in October 2022. Since then, he has turned around Villa’s fortunes.

“I am very happy to take this step (signing a new contract) and the responsibility of leading this club,” Emery told Villa’s website.

“Since I came to Villa with (co-owner) Wes (Edens) and (chairman) Nassef (Sawiris) we found always the best environment and structure to develop a project with the highest ambition.

“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.”

Villa chairman Sawiris added: “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.”

Emery, who spent time with the Spanish teams Villarreal and Sevilla, has won the Europa League four times.

In addition to winning the Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint-Germain, he managed Arsenal for a year in 2018–19.

The 1982 European Cup champions Villa were later led by him to a seventh-place Premier League result in 2023, and he is currently in charge of their reintroduction into Europe’s top club football competition following a forty-year break.

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