Matteo Alemany has retracted his decision to leave Barcelona, according to reports in Catalonia. The club announced that the professional director would leave at the end of the season despite having one year left on his contract.
At the same time, reports began that the Spaniard was in talks to join Aston Villa from the Premier League. Now, sources in Catalonia believe that the former midfielder could replace Jordi Cruyff, who was the Catalans' technical director and also announced his departure.