Unai Emery confirmed as Arsenal manager; 7 things you should know about him

Arsenal have confirmed Unai Emery’s appointment as the new manager of the club today.

Unai Emery has been confirmed as Arsenal boss today. The Spaniard replaces club’s long-serving manager Arsene Wenger, who was at the club for the past 22 years. Emery brings with himself a vast range of experience in football management. He has managed clubs in Spain, Russia and France.

Unai Emery beat former Arsenal player and once a favourite for the managerial position, Mikel Arteta, to become the manager at Arsenal.

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Here are seven facts about Unai Emery which Arsenal fans should know –

• This is Unai Emery’s seventh club as manager. Before Arsenal, he has managed Lorca Deportiva, Almeria, Valencia, Spartak Moscow, Sevilla and Paris Saint Germain.
• The Spaniard was the most successful Ligue 1 manager in the history of Paris Saint Germain. He had a win ratio of 74%.
• Unai Emery is the only manager to have won three UEFA Europa League titles in a row. He won all the three titles with Sevilla FC between 2013-2016.
• He has won 10 major honours, which include a Ligue 1 title with Paris Saint Germain this season.
• Unai Emery will only become the second non-British manager in the history of Arsenal football club, after Arsene Wenger.
• Unai Emery has developed players like David Villa, Juan Mata, Jordi Alba and Ever Banega. All of them have achieved success at the club and international level.
• Unai Emery won the Miguel Munez trophy twice from 2005-07 in which a manager is scored out of three for each match, for his team’s performances.

Unai Emery has signed a £6million-a-year deal to become the next Arsenal manager. His basic pay would be £2million-a-season.

Mirror reports that the Spaniard’s bonuses would include getting Arsenal back in the Champions League next season. His salary would make him the sixth-highest paid manager in the Premier League.