Aston Villa fans will be delighted to hear that Unai Emery has committed his future to the club, with Gabby Agbonlahor commenting on the Spaniard’s decision to extend his stay at Villa Park.
It’s the news Aston Villa fans have been waiting for, Unai Emery has signed a new contract with the club.
The news was broken exclusively by The Athletic journalist David Ornstein, who informed the footballing world of the Spaniard’s decision to extend his stay at Villa Park until 2027.
After recent speculation linking him to jobs elsewhere and pundits sharing their opinions of the 52-year-old’s desire to manage other clubs, it’s a relief to see Emery commit his future to Villa, in what has been a remarkable journey so far.
One of the first to react to the news of the boss’ contract extension was club legend Gabby Agbonlahor, who took to Twitter to take a swipe at his talkSPORT colleague, Andy Goldstein.
Gabby Agbonlahor reacts to Unai Emery contract extension news
Last week, Goldstein was torn apart by Villa fans for sharing his opinion on Emery’s stance at Villa, claiming that the Spaniard would leave the club to join a ‘bigger’ side.
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Quoting Ornstein’s tweet that delivered the news of Emery’s contract, Agbonlahor said:
During his rant on talkSPORT, Goldstein said that the Villa boss would see an offer from clubs such as Manchester United and Manchester City as a ‘no-brainer’, to which many were insulted at his disregard for the project he’s building at Villa Park.
It’s lighthearted humour from Agbonlahor, who has certainly had the last laugh with his colleague, whose bold assumption has come back to haunt him after just a week.
Unai Emery contract extension is huge news for Aston Villa
Within Ornstein’s announcement of Emery’s extension, the renowned journalist explained Villa’s future plans to sit down with the boss in the summer to ‘prolong his terms’.
It’s added that NWSE are ‘certain’ that the former PSG boss can become Villa’s version of Sir Alex Ferguson, telling of how highly the club rate him.
With Villa on the verge of qualifying for next season’s Champions League, it’s remarkable to consider how far the squad have come since his arrival.
The ex-Arsenal boss returned to the Premier League in October 2022, taking over from Steven Gerrard when the club were sat down in 17th in the table.
By the end of the 2022/23 campaign, the Villans had qualified for Europe by finishing 7th, in what was a statement first term for the four-time Europa League winner in Birmingham.
The future looks incredibly bright for Aston Villa as their history continues to be rewritten by Unai Emery.
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