The Catalan club plans to carry out personnel changes in the management structure, and recognize Monchi as one of the key figures in this process.

Nowadays, the 57-year-old official joins his work in Espanol with the appointment of the president of the San Fernando club, which plays in the lower divisions of Spanish football.

Monchi is one of the most famous sports directors in football today. He worked for two years in Seville (2000–2017 and 2019–2023), and also completed a similar landing in Roma (2017–2019). The remaining place of his work was Aston Villa, who served as director of football operations and lost the club in the spring of 2025..

Espanyol spent the first part of the season in the European Cup zone, but after another round recently the team ended up in 13th place in the La Liga standings. The Catalans do not win in 2026 matches, and in the zone they have only three points in four rounds before the end of the championship.