Former Arsenal coach Unai Emery will return to the Premier League in November as the new head coach of Aston Villa, the English club announced on Monday.
Emery, who leaves his post at Spanish club Villarreal, takes over from Steven Gerrard, who was sacked last week after Villa slumped to a 3-0 defeat to Fulham.
Villa said Emery was a "highly experienced top-level coach who has managed over 900 games". The 50-year-old led Villarreal to Europa League success in 2021, beating Manchester United in the final, before guiding them to the semi-finals of last season's Champions League last season where they lost to Liverpool.
Prior to that, he also took Sevilla to three successive Europa League titles between 2013 and 2016, going on to lift Ligue 1 in France with Paris Saint-Germain.