DBasia.news – Who doesn’t know the talent of Monchi in finding the potential football player? For his talent, he made Sevilla became the respected team in Europe. Hence the Serie A team, AS Roma, recruited him to be the sporting director since 2017.
His first year in Roma was successful. Even though he sold Mohamed Salah and Antonio Ruediger, he made the signing compensating the exit of those two. Let’s say Aleksandr Kolarov and Cengiz Under.
But in the second season, Monchi’s talent is questioned by the supporters. From the transfers of Alisson Becker, Kevin Strootman, and also Radja Nainggolan. Another problem arises: the recruits like Robin Olsen, Steven Nzonzi, and Javier Pastore haven’t contributed.
The peak was during the four initial Serie A matches, where Roma just gained one victory, two draws, and one defeat. During the interview with Spanish media El Mundo, Monchi explained what he did in Sevilla wouldn’t work in Roma.
“Am I putting into practice what I learned at Sevilla in Rome? It took me only a few months to realize that the Monchi of Sevilla wouldn’t work at Roma.”
“I had to find a new Monchi inside of me. I’m satisfied with the results we obtained in our first season together,” said the sporting director targeted by Barcelona and Manchester United.
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He believed the pressure for Roma is heavier than Sevilla due to the passionate fans of SS Lazio rival. So every time he made a decision that didn’t meet the fans expectation, he got criticized.
“Totti’s retirement was something that had to be addressed, and today Francesco has a big role at the club,” Monchi revealed.
In this opportunity, he also revealed the reason why he sold Salah to Liverpool last season, also the purchase of Justin Kluivert this season with minimum playing time in Roma.
“Mohamed Salah’s sale, however, was inevitable so we’d fall within the parameters of Financial Fair Play,” Monchi said. Justin Kluivert? I think he’ll be an important player on the European stage: he’s an investment for us,” he added.