Sevilla president Pepe Castro insists they want sporting director Monchi to stay.

Monchi is being linked with Aston Villa.

But at the club's Europa League celebrations, Castro said: "A bit by surprise, the Monchi affair has caught us. In addition, everything has been so fast, that we have not yet digested the cup, with the people so happy... And in the end a piece of news comes out that is not pleasant, whether he stays or not.

"The truth is that there hasn't been time to digest the victory, it's been a few days since we won the seventh, and this issue has come up. What I can say is that Monchi has a contract with Sevilla and is working on the planning (the purchase of Loïc Badé became official on Friday). That is the reality.

"I cannot say anything else about Monchi at this time. We hope and wish that he will continue with us."