Emery leaves Villareal and goes to Aston Villa

Aston Villa, a historic player in the Premier League, will be the destination of

, who has reached an agreement to immediately train the Birmingham club, which, in turn, has paid the

that appear in the termination clause of the contract of the preparer.

If a year ago Newcastle was the club that tried to take over Villarreal's coach, now it has been

the one who has set his sights on Emery, and has managed to convince him with a contract for four seasons at a rate of about seven million euros for each of them.

Tomorrow he plans to say goodbye at a press conference at the Ciudad Deportiva, so this Thursday he will no longer sit on the bench to lead the team in the Conference League match against Hapoel Beer Sheva.

After firing

a few days ago , the

were looking for a coach to revive a project that is starring in a disappointing start to the championship despite the significant investment made in the summer.

Right now the team is fifteenth.

And here the name of Emery appeared, with extensive international experience and who has already passed through the Premier after directing Arsenal.

In a quick negotiation and, despite considering other names such as those of the Portuguese Amorim or the German Tuchel, the leaders of Villa contacted Emery who this time did give the go-ahead.

Emery signed for Villarreal in July 2020 and signed a three-year contract, so his contract ends on June 30, 2023. Until now, he had not closed the door to a possible renewal with the club. The flat.

In this time, the coach from Gipuzkoa has achieved

the entity's history by winning the Europa League after defeating Manchester United in the final on May 27, 2021. This year he reached the semifinals of the Champions League in which fell against Liverpool.

Without a coach and with a couple of weeks before the break for the World Cup, Villarreal is urgently looking for a replacement to take over the team as soon as possible.

One of the names that appears underlined is that of

, former coach of Villarreal among other teams and who is now without a team.

is another of the technicians who could fit in.

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• Quique Setien