Unai Emery appears to confirm Arsenal appointment

Sport360 staff 08:14 23/05/2018
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  • Unai Emery looked to have confirmed himself as the Arsenal‘s new head coach late on Tuesday night.

    Arsenal continue to go about the finishing touches of what is a first management recruitment process at the north London club in almost a quarter of a century to appoint Arsene Wenger’s successor.

    However, on Tuesday evening, the homepage of Emery’s personal website – www.unai-emery.com – displayed a picture of the Spaniard alongside an Arsenal crest. It carried the message: “Proud to be part of the Arsenal family.”

    The image was taken down from Emery’s website shortly after 11pm, replaced by an error message.

    Emery, 46, left French side Paris St Germain at the end of their campaign following a two-year stint during which he won one Ligue 1 title and four domestic cups.

    Previously, Emery led Sevilla to three successive Europa League trophies – a proven track record which seemingly saw him emerge as the preferred candidate ahead of former Arsenal captain Mikel Arteta for the Emirates Stadium job.

    Arsenal’s next appointment to lead the first team will be under a very different regime.

    The Gunners had brought in Raul Sanllehi as head of football relations and named Sven Mislintat as head of recruitment while Wenger was still at the helm, loosening the Frenchman’s grip on the club’s wider operations.

    It is understood Arsenal conducted in-depth interviews with several candidates from a long list of potential managers. Luis Enrique, the former Barcelona coach, ex-club captain Patrick Vieira and Juventus’ Massimiliano Allegri were among those strongly linked.

    However, it is believed no one pulled out of the race and the Gunners have settled on their preferred choice.

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