
<p>Aston Villa <a href="https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2023/june/16/monchi-appointed-president-of-football-operations/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">have announced that they have appointed Monchi </a>as the club’s new President of Football Operations. The Spaniard is one of the best talent spotters in the transfer market.</p>



<p>He will start working with the club in July, pending the approval of his work permit. </p>



<p>Monchi will report to the owners of the club and will work closely alongside manager Unai Emery. </p>



<p>This unit is seen as fundamental to Aston Villa as they prepare a market strategy to help them in Europe.</p>



<p>Emery masterminded a brilliant second half in the Premier League season, finishing seventh. </p>



<p>Villa will play in the Europa Conference League next season and will require a bigger squad to compete on multiple fronts.</p>



<h2>Aston Villa are looking to compete in Europe in a fiscally sustainable manner</h2>



<p>Monchi’s appointment sees him reunite with Emery as the duo had worked together at Sevilla between 2014 and 2016, winning consecutive Europa League Titles. </p>



<p><a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12204121/Aston-Villa-complete-deal-renowned-transfer-chief-Monchi.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The Daily Mail</a> reports that Emery had made Monchi a top target after Barcelona director Mateu Alemany rejected Villa.</p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Thank you very much for your confidence. Looking forward to start to work in this great Club.<br>I will respond with hardwork and hopefully success to this trust placed in me. <br>See you soon at Villa Park!<br>UTV!!!</p>— Monchi (@leonsfdo) <a href="https://twitter.com/leonsfdo/status/1669793112460238877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 16, 2023</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Monchi is departing Sevilla for a second time. The first saw him move to Italy and try to re-establish Roma as one of the nation’s dominant sides. </p>



<p>Sawiris is thrilled with the appointment, feeling the club is in safe hands to make forward progress in the coming years.</p>



<h2>Monchi is hoping to avoid a repeat of Roma fiasco</h2>



<p>After joining Villa, Monchi said, </p>



<p>“I am very excited to join Aston Villa, a great project which is striving for excellence from the Under-9s to the top level, and I completely share the vision of Mr. Sawiris and Mr. Edens. I am also delighted and can’t wait to work with Unai Emery again, one of the best managers in football,”</p>



<p>“After enjoying so many years with Sevilla FC and winning several European trophies with my life-long club, I look forward to building on the recent successes at Aston Villa and ensuring this colossal club continues to grow and improve.”</p>



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<div class="ck-twitter"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Monchi&apos;s signings since returning to Sevilla from Roma in 2019, for those who are interested. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/avfc?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#avfc</a> <a href="https://t.co/yzCOzIKEy4">pic.twitter.com/yzCOzIKEy4</a></p>— Scott (@CaptainScott87) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaptainScott87/status/1668486024190738432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 13, 2023</a></blockquote></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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<p>Monchi’s previous jaunt away from Andalusia came with Roma, although he will be hoping for a better time in England. </p>



<p>However, he will face notable challenges in the Premier League, not least with two clubs having almost unlimited spending power in the form of Manchester City and Newcastle United.</p>



<p>One of the issues with Roma was the fans didn’t take to the principal nature of his working method, selling your best players at a profit and rebuilding. Whether or not things are different with Aston Villa, however, remains to be seen. </p>



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