Prince William asks Aston Villa boss Unai Emery about the team every day

Aston Villa manager Unai Emery has opened up about his relationship with Prince William, revealing the future king's deep passion for the club. Emery said that during the transfer window, the Prince of Wales asks about the team every day.

The forty-four-year-old royal regularly attends matches at Villa Park and across Europe alongside his son George, and was pictured at the club's Champions League game against Barcelona last week. Emery described the Prince as a fantastic and humble person who respects everything the club is doing.

The Villa boss added that the Prince celebrates when the team scores and that the club is proud to give him good moments in football.

Prince William himself reflected on his love for the game, stating that football feels like a second family and that he has become even more fanatical since having children. He now thinks and talks about Aston Villa every day, looking at stats, player recovery, tactics and matches.

The Prince previously explained that he chose to support Villa as a schoolboy because he did not want to follow a run-of-the-mill team and was drawn to the emotional rollercoaster of a mid-table side.