Villarreal set to confirm appointment of former Arsenal boss Emery

Current incumbent Javi Calleja guided the Yellow Submarine to a Europa League spot and a credible fifth-place finish after a fine run of form following the restart of Spanish football last month.

Emery was sacked from his position in North London last November following a prolonged run of bad form, despite taking the Gunners to last season’s Europa League final.

The Spanish boss has accumulated ten trophies in five years and has played in six European finals and he has coached in more than 600 games across La Liga, Ligue 1 and the Premier League.

Emery came to prominence in Spanish football at lower leagues side Lorca and Almeria, whom he guided to La Liga before earning a move to Valencia.