Monchi poised to leave winless Aston Villa in fresh blow for Unai Emery

<ul><li><p>President of football operations wants Spain return</p></li><li><p>Long-term Emery ally joined Aston Villa in July 2023</p></li></ul><p>Monchi, Aston Villa’s president of football operations, is poised to leave the club. He <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/jun/12/aston-villa-target-monchi-sporting-director-christian-purslow-leaves">joined Villa a little more</a> than two years ago, reuniting with the manager, Unai Emery, after a spell at Roma.</p><p>Monchi is thought to have wanted to return to Spain for some time but he is a long-term ally of Emery, with whom he worked at Sevilla. Villa have made a winless start to the season, scoring one league goal across three draws and two defeats.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/sep/22/aston-villa-monchi-unai-emery-football-premier-league">Continue reading...</a>