Unai Emery has been appointed as the new manager of Arsenal, the club announced on Wednesday.

“Unai Emery is to become our new head coach,” said a statement on the club’s website. “He joins the club after completing a two-year spell at Paris Saint-Germain, where he recently landed the treble of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and the Coupe de la Ligue.”

Emery succeeds Arsene Wenger, who left Arsenal at the end of the season after 22 years in charge.

“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,” said chief executive Ivan Gazidis.

“I am thrilled to be joining one of the great clubs in the game,” said the new Spanish boss.

“Arsenal is known and loved throughout the world for its style of play, its commitment to young players, the fantastic stadium, the way the club is run.

“I’m very excited to be given the responsibility to start this important new chapter in Arsenal’s history.”

Stan Kroenke, the majority owner of Arsenal, offered some insights into Emery’s recruitment, corroborating reports that the former PSG man had impressed the club hierarchy during his presentation, “Several things stood out during his interview and the entire process; his football knowledge, energy, determination and love of the game. His familiarity with our club and our players, the Premier League and the game in Europe were all very impressive. He shares our vision to move forward, to build on the platform created by Arsène Wenger and help this club enjoy greater success.”

Emery, who played most of his career in Spain’s second-tier, started his coaching career at Lorca Deportivo. Prior to winning three Europa League trophies with Sevilla, Emery had also taken charge of Almeria, Valencia and Spartak Moscow.

(With inputs from AFP)