Aston Villa confident Unai Emery will stay and not join Manchester United

Journalist David Ornstein reports that Aston Villa officials believe Unai Emery is happy at the club and has no intention of leaving for Manchester United, despite being included among the candidates to take charge of the English club.

Ornstein said Emery is under contract with Villa and, according to the information available to him, there is no release clause that would allow him to leave. He added that the club has no intention of letting him go, believes he is happy in his role and expects him to continue his work.

Manchester United are looking at potential alternatives in case they are forced to sack their manager, Michael Carrick, but are not planning to part ways with him before the international break, according to the report. The source says Carrick is under significant pressure amid the team's declining results.