Arsenal have confirmed the appointment of Unai Emery as the north London club's new head coach, replacing the legendary Arsene Wenger after a 22-year reign.

The Spaniard made his name in his home country with Valencia and Sevilla, winning three consecutive Europa League titles with the latter outfit before taking the PSG job in summer 2016.

Emery ended his stint in the French capital with a domestic treble, but couldn't bring the Champions League success the Ligue 1 giants so desperately crave.

The 46-year-old becomes part of a new structure at Arsenal, which also includes Sven Mislintat as chief scout and Raul Sanllehi as head of football relations.

That makes Emery's job title - head coach rather than manager - somewhat telling, highlighting a breakaway from the virtually unilateral power Wenger yielded for the vast majority of his generation-spanning stint in charge of the Gunners.

Emery actually broke the news ahead of schedule, mistakenly posting an image on his personal website on Tuesday evening that read "Proud to be part of the Arsenal family". That's perhaps why his appointment has been confirmed on Wednesday morning.

Chief executive Ivan Gazidis told the club's website; "Unai has an outstanding track record of success throughout his career, has developed some of the best young talent in Europe and plays an exciting, progressive style of football that fits Arsenal perfectly. His hard-working and passionate approach and his sense of values on and off the pitch make him the ideal person to take us forward.

"We conducted a confidential, wide-ranging and rigorous search involving extensive background references, data and video analysis, and personal meetings with all the candidates we shortlisted. All were interested in the position and we were unanimous in our choice of Unai to drive the next chapter of our history."

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