Mateu Alemany seems to be staying on as director of professional football at Barcelona. The sixty-year-old driver informed President Joan Laporta at the beginning of this month that he was ready for a new challenge, but various Spanish media report that he has changed his mind. Alemany seemed to be on his way to the Premier League to get started at Aston Villa, which now seems to be behind the net.
Alemany still has an ongoing contract with Barcelona until mid-2024, but Barcelona announced in a statement on May 2 that he would leave. The Catalans reported that he would formally leave the Spotify Camp Nou on June 30. According to, among others ASH However, Alemany will remain ‘just’ ultimately responsible for the club’s transfer policy this summer. Several sources within Barcelona have reported that he will stay on, although official confirmation is not yet there.
Laporta agreed to Alemany’s departure for his services rendered. The latter started working as technical director of Barcelona in March 2021. Previously he was commercial manager at Valencia and general manager at Real Mallorca. After Laporta’s election as president of Barcelona, Alemany was appointed director of professional football. He is seen as the one who, despite the financial constraints, managed to build a championship team of los Azulgrana to form.
He was the man behind the transfers of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Ferran Torres and Jules Koundé. They were all part of the champion team of Barcelona, which won the title at Espanyol last week. Alemany worked closely on a technical level with Jordi Cruijff, who held the role of sporting director. However, it was announced on Tuesday that the former footballer has decided to leave the Catalan top club. Like Alemany, he indicated that he wanted to take on a new challenge. Deco, former player of the club, will be Cruijff’s successor, according to transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano.
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