Unai Emery: Arsenal confirm former PSG boss as new manager to replace Arsene Wenger
Emery beat Mikel Arteta to the role after leaving PSG at the end of the season
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Your support makes all the difference.Unai Emery has officially been confirmed as the new Arsenal head coach, the club has announced.
The Spaniard, who left Paris Saint-Germain at the end of this season after two years, beat Manchester City assistant coach Mikel Arteta to become the man to succeed Arsene Wenger after 22 years at the helm.
An image appeared on Emery’s official website on Tuesday evening with a picture of him and the Arsenal badge with the slogan “proud to be part of the Arsenal family” along with his signature, however it was later deleted.
But now the club have confirmed his appointment after deciding his experience was what was needed to take the club back to being competitive in the league.
“I am thrilled to be joining one of the great clubs in the game,” Emery said. ”Arsenal is known and loved throughout the world for its style of play, its commitment to young players, the fantastic stadium, the way the club is run. I’m very excited to be given the responsibility to start this important new chapter in Arsenal’s history. I have met Stan and Josh Kroenke and it’s clear they have great ambitions for the club and are committed to bringing future success. I’m excited about what we can do together and I look forward to giving everyone who loves Arsenal some special moments and memories.”
Chief executive Ivan Gazidis said: “Unai has an outstanding track record of success throughout his career, has developed some of the best young talent in Europe and plays an exciting, progressive style of football that fits Arsenal perfectly. His hard-working and passionate approach and his sense of values on and off the pitch make him the ideal person to take us forward.
“We conducted a confidential, wide-ranging and rigorous search involving extensive background references, data and video analysis, and personal meetings with all the candidates we shortlisted. All were interested in the position and we were unanimous in our choice of Unai to drive the next chapter of our history.”
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