Arsenal are reportedly set to offer Monchi the chance to become their new technical director after he left Italian club Roma.The Gunners are keen to replace head of recruitment Sven Mislintat as quickly as possible, with the German leaving the club after just 14 months at the Emirates.
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Who is Monchi?
Ramn Rodrguez Verdejo (commonly known as Monchi) graduated from Sevilla’s youth system having been born in San Fernando, Cadiz – just a two-hour drive away.In 1991, the goalkeeper made his La Liga debut in a 1-1 draw against Real Sociedad. However, he spent much of his senior career playing back-up to Juan Carlos Unzue.At the age of 30, Monchi retired after playing just 20 games in Sevilla’s promotion-winning season in 1999.In total he played 85 games over nine years, 20 of them coming in his final season.His close friendship with Diego Maradona
![Maradona struck up an unlikely friendship with Monchi during his time in Sevilla](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/01/GettyImages-1923590.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
How did he become a director?
In 2000, Sevilla appointed Monchi as a team delegate to manage matchday formalities. However, relegation to the Segunda forced the Rojiblancos to force the former shot-stopper into a sporting director role.His remit was simple; Do not let the team drop back into the second division after promotion and develop the club’s youth system.What makes him so good?
![Monchi dedicates his time to finding the best players for his club](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/01/GettyImages-643376692.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
How successful has he been?
In short, extremely. During his tenure in Sevilla, Monchi helped bring throughDiego Capel,Alberto Moreno,Jess Navas,Antonio Puerta,Sergio RamosandJos Antonio Reyes from the youth ranks.![Jesus Navas and Sergio Ramos are just two of the starlets Monchi brought through at Sevilla](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/01/GettyImages-51370560.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
Life after Sevilla
After helping the club win 11 trophies (including back-to-back Europa League victories in 2014, 2015 and 2016) the Spaniard decided he wanted to leave Sevilla for a new challenge.The board of directors did not accept his request unless he paid his full 5million buy-out clause. He eventually left in 2017 and was paraded around theRamon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium with the haul of the trophies he had helped the club win laid out on the turf.In April of that year, he signed a four-year contract with AS Roma.![The Sevilla legend was given an emotional send-off in 2017 before joining Roma](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/01/GettyImages-666200030.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
How is he getting on in Serie A?
The transition from Spanish to Italian football has been a relatively painless one for Monchi and his network of scouts.Stars have continued to come and go at the Stadio Olimpico, with Monchi replacing the likes of Alisson Becker with Robin Olsen and also Antonio Rudiger with former Sevilla start Fazio.The former goalkeeper has also continued with his emphasis on signing starlets to promote into the first team, with Cengiz Under and Justin Kluivert currently strutting their stuff in the Italian capital.![Roma’s current crop of stars is an amalgamation of rising superstars and cost-effective transfers](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/01/GettyImages-1044728548.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
What Unai Emery has said about him
The Arsenal boss was effusive in his praise of Monchi when asked about the possibility of re-uniting with the sporting director at Arsenal.“Now I can only say he is working in Roma, said the Gunners’ head coach. I worked very well with him in Sevilla. My relationship with him is good but the issue is only the clubs responsibility.“I can only say he is a good person and a good professional.![Trent Alexander-Arnold is likely to start his second Champions League final in a row in two weeks’ time](https://talksport.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2019/05/TAA-1.jpg?strip=all&w=960&quality=100)
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