Unai Emery
Unai Emery has brought much-needed stability to Aston Villa since his arrival.
Two months ago,Sport Witness covered Real Madrid’s interest in the Spaniard. There has been silence from the Spanish press since, but Madrid will likely be looking for a new manager soon.
Los Blancos are yet to make a decision about Alvaro Arbeloa. However, it’s expected he’ll go after they suffered defeat to Bayern Munich in Europe on Wednesday.
Admiration for Emery extends beyond Spain and he enjoys interest in Italy too.
Napoli admire Unai Emery
NapoliMagazine’sEmanuele Cammarotto reports on Antonio Conte’s future in Naples. The Italian national team has become an option for the manager.
The journalist makes it clear that as of now, there is ‘nothing’ between Conte and the Azzurri, but this doesn’t mean Napoli won’t lose the Italian in the summer.
Partenopei CEO Aurelio De Laurentiis has two ‘long-time’ loves, when it comes to replacements. One is Jurgen Klopp, who hasn’t managed since leaving Liverpool. The other is Aston Villa’s Emery and the spotlight is on the 54-year-old.
This is mainly because Napoli do not want to take too many risks. They did that after Luciano Spalletti left in 2023. This led to them having the worst title defence in Serie A history during the 2023/24 campaign.
Emery is seen as someone who is proven and a manager who will add stability to the Partenopei.
Our take: Napoli will be a chaotic move
Aurelio De Laurentiis
As things stand, Aston Villa seem like a club that mirrors Unai Emery’s ideas.
Since joining, they have become adept at his playing style, which relies on structure, counter-attacking with pace and breaking opposition lines as quickly as possible.
That has become the Villans’ identity.
Emery’s flexible setup suits how Italian football functions. However, Napoli are a bit of a chaotic club. De Laurentiis, specifically, is notorious for being difficult to work with.