Mateu Alemany, Barcelona's director of football, has decided to back down to continue being part of the Barça sports structure 15 days after the club announced that it would terminate his contract on June 30. Aston Villa intended to announce the arrival of Alemany to Birmingham a week after the announcement of his departure from Barcelona was made public.
Alemany had received a proposal in which Aston Villa was willing to give him full powers in the sports direction, the executive has ended up prioritizing his work in Barcelona.