Aston Villa manager Unai Emery shouts instructions (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is reportedly a target of Real Madrid.
report ‘Football España’ claims that Real Madrid have contacted the manager’s agent To find out if he’ll be available at the end of the season.
Real Madrid keen on Unai Emery
Alvaro Arbeloa currently manages the Spanish club, but Real Madrid are looking for more proven options in the long term. Emery has previously managed in La Liga and has proven his quality in the Premier League as well. He led Aston Villa to qualification for the Europa League last season and the team are fighting for Champions League qualification this season.
There is no doubt that he is talented enough to manage a bigger club and the opportunity to manage Real Madrid could be an exciting one for him. It remains to be seen how the situation will develop.
Villa should keep Emery
Losing Emery at the end of the season will be a huge blow for the West Midlands club. They aim to build a strong team under his leadership and will not want to lose him anytime soon. It remains to be seen whether the Spanish coach is willing to return to his home country with Real Madrid. They are widely regarded as the biggest club in the world and the opportunity to manage them would be difficult to turn down.
Emery will be able to fight for big trophies with them and manage superstars at the Spanish club. That said, he has an exciting project at Aston Villa and it remains to be seen whether he is prepared to give it up.
Real Madrid sacked Xabi Alonso at the beginning of this season, but it was a disappointing season by their standards.
