Monchi has been appointed as Aston Villa’s president of football operations, the club have announced.
The 54-year-old Spaniard arrives from Sevilla, where he was director of football. Monchi’s time as sporting director at the LaLiga outfit, after playing for them as a goalkeeper, included seven UEFA Cup/Europa League wins, the first coming in 2005-06 and the most recent last season.
Three of those were achieved with Sevilla being managed by current Villa boss Unai Emery, in 2014, 2015 and 2016.