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HKP90 Posted April 23 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23 Just now, RichW said: Guess none of us will know the finer details but the wording of The Athletic article about sitting down with the owners in the summer and prolonging his terms further would indicate to me at least both the club and Emery have agreed for the option of the extra year to be triggered and that in summer he will sign a new contract with higher pay, bigger release clause and maybe additional years? The fact its news that his extended to 2027 even though he was already tied to 2027 would tell me that the final year was definitely an option. I guess the club will wait till the summer when his signed his new contract before it's officially announced from the club as they've not mentioned anything (yet). I'd be really surprised if this was the case. It would be a huge boost to everyone to announce it ASAP, even if it was with caveats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichW Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Express and Star confirming it was an extra year option triggered rather than a new contract. Quote Aston Villa boosted by Unai Emery contract extension Unai Emery has demonstrated his commitment to Villa by agreeing to extend his contract to 2027. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Just now, HKP90 said: I'd be really surprised if this was the case. It would be a huge boost to everyone to announce it ASAP, even if it was with caveats. And the wrong badge probably 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 So that's a 3 year target Unai has set himself to win UCL and the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BG_Villa_Fan Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 (edited) This is more about getting ahead of the speculation about other teams pursuing him, not allowing distractions and just generally having the good vibes flowing with so many extremely important games coming in the next month. For once, this is great PR from the club. Edited April 23 by BG_Villa_Fan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernGordon Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Brilliant news. Stuck it to the media who were trying to unsettle him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 23 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23 8 minutes ago, TheMelvillan said: I genuinely think that in the future there will be papers/ studies done on the job Unai has done/ is doing/ will do at Villa Sports tacticians, psychologists, physios and sports finance experts will all be looking at this as a gold standard model of approach going forward such is the turnaround and success I suspect he may bring us Tbh it's like watching a miracle unfold what hes done with that team. It appears that the squad Smith had assembled was a perfect fit for what Emery wanted to do. I'm sure Emery had looked at our players before he took the job and realised the potential they had. The crazy part of it is that the media have missed this miracle unfolding right before its very eyes, only SAF has pointed out how good we was after we had lost to Newcastle at the start of the season. We are going to win the league with Emery or come very very close, who would bet against us? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talldarkandransome Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 3 minutes ago, tinker said: Tbh it's like watching a miracle unfold what hes done with that team. It appears that the squad Smith had assembled was a perfect fit for what Emery wanted to do. I'm sure Emery had looked at our players before he took the job and realised the potential they had. The crazy part of it is that the media have missed this miracle unfolding right before its very eyes, only SAF has pointed out how good we was after we had lost to Newcastle at the start of the season. We are going to win the league with Emery or come very very close, who would bet against us? He doesn't do close, he's a winner. Close won't be good enough for him. Which is all good news for us, the players believe they can (even though they'll never say it in interviews). They believe what they are now capable of, Bailey and Watkins are prime examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I wasn't particularly worried about losing him just yet, but nice to see it confirmed. Bayern, Liverpool and Man U all looking for new managers. Maybe Barca and Chelsea added to that, You never know, so good to see the fire put out before it had chance to smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HalfTimePost Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I also really like that we bought a big stake in Real Union. There aren't many ways (or examples of) clubs and owners being able to show their support for their guy. Supporting his private venture that has huge sentimental links to Unai, really puts a stake in the ground that he's our man and hopefully ties him to us a little bit longer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teale's 'tache Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Quote "If you love someone, set them free" Balls to that, lock him up until he signs a lifetime contract. If he really loves us he'll sign it and he'll never leave... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alreadyexists Posted April 23 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23 1 minute ago, HalfTimePost said: I also really like that we bought a big stake in Real Union. There aren't many ways (or examples of) clubs and owners being able to show their support for their guy. Supporting his private venture that has huge sentimental links to Unai, really puts a stake in the ground that he's our man and hopefully ties him to us a little bit longer And his son is in our academy too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pez1974 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Great news Timing is a bit odd - I wonder if: a) another club made an approach and this was to stave off that b) a boost for the squad going into the final games c) about convincing a new signing that he's committed d) there is a finer detail clause (such a a release clause, or option) which has been triggered In any case - great to hear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rodders129 Posted April 23 Popular Post Share Posted April 23 8 minutes ago, tinker said: Tbh it's like watching a miracle unfold what hes done with that team. It appears that the squad Smith had assembled was a perfect fit for what Emery wanted to do. I'm sure Emery had looked at our players before he took the job and realised the potential they had. The crazy part of it is that the media have missed this miracle unfolding right before its very eyes, only SAF has pointed out how good we was after we had lost to Newcastle at the start of the season. We are going to win the league with Emery or come very very close, who would bet against us? For me, it felt like something special was there under Deano. We had Martinez, Mings, Konsa, Cash, Luiz, McGinn, Watkins and Grealo. You could sense the potential. The spine of the team was there, it just needed an experience, elite European manager to bring it out. Emery joining has lit the touch paper and now there are no limits imo. We’ve got the best keeper in the league, the best ball playing CB in the league, a top 2/3 double pivot in the league, a top 2/3 winger in Bailey, the top 1/2 striker and the best tactical manager in the league. Add to it that we’ve got a fantastic team dynamic and personalities across the squad, we’re really on to a winner here. 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinker Posted April 23 VT Supporter Share Posted April 23 We need to patent his genetic profile so we can produce another Emery every 20 years. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinebro Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 Andy Goldstein will be devastated 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WallisFrizz Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 He did have a choice in this didn’t he? We haven’t just triggered an extension on our own? He has had to willingly sign something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jas10 Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 1 hour ago, alreadyexists said: Let’s build a statue of Unai, that also seats 60,000 people, you can sit within this hollowed out head and watch out of his eyes/nostrils 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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