Monchi looks for another reconstruction in Seville

Marcâo, Sevilla's only signing, reeled off yesterday in his presentation the drama caused by the death of his brother, also a soccer professional, at the age of 25 and due to a sudden heart attack.

The Brazilian center-back signed for 12 million to Galatasaray comes to cover one of the two large gaps left behind by the Andalusian club after the sale of its two most regular footballers in the last three years, Diego Carlos and Koundé.

Monchi, sports director of Sevilla, has achieved a fixed amount of 81 million in two operations that support the management model of a club that lives on the revaluations it obtains from the sale of players.

Sevilla has an annual staff cost of 198 million euros in an entity that only has the capacity to generate around 200. It is a club in the hands of a manager who has already undertaken several reconstructions to keep Sevilla in the elite of Spanish football for the last 20 years.

Planning for this summer has multiple edges.

After three years without major sales, except for Bryan Gil's to Tottenham last year for 25 million, plus the arrival of Lamela, Sevilla had losses at its last shareholders' meeting (41 million).

“We have an economic problem and we have had to sell, I think very well, Diego Carlos and Koundé.

There's nothing wrong with acknowledging economic problems”, Monchi himself told the club's media last Saturday.

The weekend's defeats against Arsenal (6-0) and Leicester (1-0) have set off the alarms of Sevilla fans.

Above all, because Monchi's initial idea is to carry out a quiet revolution in Sevilla.

Specifically, the signing of another center-back and a left-back had been considered, where only Acuña appears.

But on Sunday night, and after the double defeat of the English tour, this time against Leicester, Julen Lopetegui expressed himself with great clarity: “It is important that the squad is completed.

I'm sure we'll improve it in no time.

In the absence of alternatives, we rely on the kids from the subsidiary and see if anyone can stay, although it is very difficult, ”argued the coach in a direct message to the sports director.

Monchi and Lopetegui held two meetings before confirming the continuity of the Basque coach in his fourth season.

Sparks flew at the first.

The second, almost at the beginning of the preseason, was much more affable.

In it, Lopetegui understood the departure of the two central defenders due to the entity's financial difficulties.

He logically asked for warranty parts.

The Basque and Monchi understand,

more or less, that the squad is suitable for the tough challenge that lies ahead of repeating the Champions League classification for the fourth time.

Monchi understands that this season players such as Fernando, Suso, Rekik and En-Nesyri, injured for a long time in the past, will greatly increase their performance for the benefit of the group.

However, against Arsenal and Leicester the team repeated the same flaws that caused them to fall out of the fight for the League in the second round of the championship.

Lack of punch, intensity and very slow game.

they will greatly increase their performance for the benefit of the group.

However, against Arsenal and Leicester the team repeated the same flaws that caused them to fall out of the fight for the League in the second round of the championship.

Lack of punch, intensity and very slow game.

they will greatly increase their performance for the benefit of the group.

However, against Arsenal and Leicester the team repeated the same flaws that caused them to fall out of the fight for the League in the second round of the championship.

Lack of punch, intensity and very slow game.

Lost the authority in defense of Diego Carlos and Koundé, the fans begin to have some doubts.

"The reinforcements will arrive, but we have a very good squad," argues President José Castro.

It is not easy to get players out of Sevilla, a team that pays well and where many of its members are in their thirties and spend their thirties, especially in midfield.

Monchi, who rules out that Sevilla is in a position to fight for the League, must resist the pressure of an environment that asks for more signings and assess whether to make them or not.

The data supports it: he signed Diego Carlos and Koundé in 2019 for 35 million and has sold them in 2002 for a fixed amount of 81 million.

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