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Jacob Raw

Sun 22 March 2026 21:00, UK

Monchi could soon land his first job after leaving Aston Villa this summer, as Valencia may suffer the same mess that was witnessed at Villa Park.

Villa’s former president of footballing operations departed B6 not long ago for a reported mix of personal and internal reasons, after conducting a disastrous summer transfer window.

The Spaniard was behind the unstructured signing of Harvey Elliott, as well as splashing almost £30million on Evann Guessand.

Spanish outlet Fichajes is now reporting that Valencia are interested in giving Monchi their vacant director of football role, but it would surely be a tragic mistake for the La Liga club to make.

Monchi showed his lack of transfer expertise this summer, and when broken down, it’s clear to see just how badly he failed Emery.

This is Monchi’s legacy at Aston Villa

Monchi left Aston Villa just after the transfer window closed, which beggars belief as to why NSWE gave him the reins to orchestrate the summer window in the first place.

The Villans are battling for European success and a top-four finish in the Premier League, but Emery was always at a disadvantage because of what happened this summer.

From the table above, you can make up your own mind on whether you think Monchi’s summer business was good enough or not.

There was complete chaos behind the scenes at Villa Park for this to be sanctioned, as it now seems like the Spaniard was out to sabotage the Villans with some of these signings.

Granted, he did have some previous transfer success, but the likes of Morgan Rogers were personally pushed by Emery.

Monchi left a stain on his B6 legacy in the end, and Valencia should be careful before making what would be a controversial call.

Why Roberto Olabe has put Monchi to shame at Aston Villa?

Thankfully the Villans have been able to move in the right direction since Monchi left, as Roberto Olabe is now acting as his successor.

The winter window alone showed that Emery and Olabe have much more chemistry with their work then the Aston Villa boss ever did with Monchi.

Emery and Olabe were quick to agree on moving Guessand on, as they were able to bring some of their top targets to Villa Park, despite obvious financial constraints.

The only player who may have raised an eyebrow by coming to Villa is Brian Madjo, but simply because of his cost.

The reality is that the £10m Olabe spent on the Dutchman couldn’t have been used any better on a first-team signing, so he looked to the future.

Work is already going on to ensure Villa have a more successful summer window in a couple of months time, with initial targets outlined.