After just over two years as president of football operations, Monchi leaves Aston Villa, confirms AS After information from the English press. Arrived in June 2023 to accompany the project of Unai Emery, the Spanish sports director left in the middle of the sports slump, while the club points to 18th place in the Premier League with only three points. The financial difficulties of the villans, which have the lowest room for maneuver in terms of financial fair play, have strongly limited the reinforcements this summer.
Jadon Sancho and Harvey Elliott arrived on loan, Victor Lindelöf as a free player, and only Evann Guessand and Marco Bizot joined Birmingham as part of paid transfers. Despite a successful start to the mandate, marked by a historic qualification in the Champions League and several striking operations (such as the sale of Jhon Durán in Al Nassr for € 90 million, or the arrival of Amadou Onana for € 60 million), Monchi saw his popularity decline. According to The Athletiche faced increasing pressure from supporters, frustrated by the absence of concrete improvements in the workforce.
