Sevilla sports director Victor Orta admits it's been a tough task replacing Monchi.

Orta arrived from Leeds earlier this year as Monchi left for Aston Villa.

"It's like trying to replace Michael Jordan in the Chicago Bulls, right? Monchi is Monchi, impossible to replace," Orta told AS.

I'm here to create something else, to keep the things that Monchi taught me and add my own touch. When I signed my contract at Sevilla, a very good friend in football, Emilio Vega, told me: 'In football we never enjoy the journey'". Then I said to myself: 'I want to start enjoying the trip'.

“In terms of human resources, youth development, Big Data, facilities, new projects for the stadium and training fields, I found a club that did not stop after I left.

“It has given me the hope to say, 'Hey, we can break the glass ceiling'.

“It's about buying low and selling high, trying to discover talent before it reaches the highest level. This legacy of seven Europa Leagues arose from the sale of players. The first was José Antonio Reyes to Arsenal and then Dani Alves and all the others."