Manchester City assistant Mikel Arteta was strong favourite to succeed the outgoing Arsene Wenger.
But
following a thorough recruitment process that involved all candidates
being spoken to, Emery emerged as the unanimous choice.
The
46-year-old Spaniard is available after leaving Paris St-Germain where
he won one Ligue 1 title and four domestic cups in two seasons in
charge.
Previously he guided Sevilla to three consecutive Europa League triumphs between 2014 and 2016.
He
announced last month he would leave PSG when his contract expired at
the end of the season and was replaced by former Borussia Dortmund boss
Thomas Tuchel, who had also been linked with the Arsenal job.
Emery's English is not completely fluent but the language barrier is not expected to be a problem.
An announcement and news conference are expected later this week.
The
recruitment process was led by Arsenal chief executive Ivan Gazidis,
head of football relations Raul Sanllehi and head of recruitment Sven
Mislintat.
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