{"id":39955,"date":"2026-01-29T16:54:51","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/report-real-madrid-make-contact-to-poach-key-man-from-aston-villa\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T16:54:51","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:54:51","slug":"report-real-madrid-make-contact-to-poach-key-man-from-aston-villa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/report-real-madrid-make-contact-to-poach-key-man-from-aston-villa\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Real Madrid make contact to poach key man from Aston Villa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/report-real-madrid-make-contact-to-poach-key-man-from-aston-villa\/#Real_Madrid_keen_on_Unai_Emery\" >Real Madrid keen on Unai Emery<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/01\/29\/report-real-madrid-make-contact-to-poach-key-man-from-aston-villa\/#Villa_should_keep_Emery\" >Villa should keep Emery<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa manager Unai Emery shouts instructions (Photo by Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is reportedly a target of Real Madrid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">report <span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">&#8216;Football Espa\u00f1a&#8217; claims that Real Madrid have contacted the manager&#8217;s agent <\/span>To find out if he&#8217;ll be available at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Real_Madrid_keen_on_Unai_Emery\"><\/span>Real Madrid keen on Unai Emery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">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.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Villa_should_keep_Emery\"><\/span>Villa should keep Emery<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league-414x283.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league-630x430.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league-768x525.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league-770x526.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league-900x615.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league-1200x820.jpg.webp 1200w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/brighton-and-hove-albion-v-aston-villa-premier-league.jpg.webp 1511w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aston Villa manager Unai Emery (Photo credit: Alex Pantling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Real Madrid sacked Xabi Alonso at the beginning of this season, but it was a disappointing season by their standards.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 &#8216;Football Espa\u00f1a&#8217; claims that Real Madrid have contacted the manager&#8217;s agent To find out if he&#8217;ll be available at the end of the season. 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