While any success in football has many architects, if there was one putting in the most blueprints for Sevilla’s 21st century golden era, it was Monchi. The former Sevilla transfer guru is now set to be on the market again.
Synonymous with Sevilla’s seven Europa League titles in the last two decades, Monchi revolutionised the game in Spain with his cutting edge recruitment approach. Originally helping Los Nervionenses from Segunda to European glory, Monchi returned to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan after a brief spell at AS Roma. However two summers ago, he departed the club again, after results took a turn.
Following up on reports from England that Monchi would be leaving the club, Diario AS have confirmed that President of Football Operations Monchi will be leaving Aston Villa. Described as ‘not entirely unexpected’ but a major move by John Percy, Monchi’s exit represents a major power shift at Villa Park, given that he had a strong connection with Unai Emery, whom he appointed as Sevilla manager previously.
After joining in 2023, Monchi’s work helped the Villains to qualify for Champions League football in his first season, and after a successful trip to the quarter-finals, finished sixth last season. However this year has been a rough start for Aston Villa, sitting 18th with three points and no wins from their opening five games.
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