Aston Villa's Unai Emery on 'list' as manager sackedEmery’s future at Villa Park was thrust into the spotlight during the club’s poor start to the new Premier League season and exit of transfer chief MonchiView Image Aston Villa manager Unai Emery (Image: Getty Images)Unai Emery is on a list of candidates for the top job at Al-Ittihad, according to reports in Saudi Arabia. ‌Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is “at the forefront” of Al-Ittihad’s thoughts, reports arriyadiyah.com, with Aston Villa chief Emery on a “list of candidates” alongside Xavi Hernandez and Luciano Spalletti. Asked if he is more committed than ever to Villa, Emery laughed and said: “More speculation? We will not spam your WhatsApp feed with constant messages, but you will receive updates from us daily with the latest Villa news. Our weekly Aston Villa podcast, Claret And Blue, is also available to watch and listen on all major streaming services.