Former Arsenal boss Unai Emery is set to return to the Premier League after being approached by Aston Villa to replace Steven Gerrard at Villa Park.
The Liverpool legend was sacked last week following a loss to Fulham as the Birmingham club made a poor start to the campaign under his management.
Aston Villa have wasted no time searching for his replacement by approaching Villarreal manager Unai Emery and are willing to pay his €6m release clause to get him out of his contract with the La Liga club, Fabrizio Romano reports.
Talks are in the final stages and Villarreal sources believe Emery will leave the Spanish club in the next few hours.
Aston Villa have approached Unai Emery. Now it will depend on Unai, since Aston Villa would be willing to pay the termination clause, about 6 million euros. ??? #AVFC
Villarreal still hopes to stay like a year ago, when Unai Emery rejected Newcastle’s proposal. pic.twitter.com/4aERjJfUWN
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 24, 2022
Villarreal sources predict that Unai Emery will leave the club in the next few hours. He is expected to take the Aston Villa job. ??? #AVFC
Talks are in the final stages with Aston Villa willing to pay a €6m release clause. pic.twitter.com/XLCiNWCzuh
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) October 24, 2022
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Emery will return to the Premier League after three years having left Arsenal in 2019. The Spanish manager has had great success with Villarreal ever since, guiding the La Liga club to a Europa League title and helping them reach the semi-finals of the Champions League last season.
Newcastle approached Emery last year to take charge of St. James’ Park before signing Eddie Howe. The 50-year-old did not feel the time was right to return to England, but he seems set to do so in the coming days.
