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Picture special: Unai Emery at London Colney

He may be known around the world as our chief executive, but Ivan Gazidis is first and foremost a football fan - and he is hugely excited about the "passion and energy" Unai Emery will deliver.

The Spaniard was appointed as our new head coach on Wednesday, and will work closely with Ivan over the coming weeks and months to get us ready for the season ahead.

"The hard work starts right now," Gazidis told Arsenal Player. "We are right into the transfer window of course, but we’re also into many other things such as how we’re going to integrate his team, how we think about pre-season planning, how the teams are going to work together.