When Lange was appointed at Villa in 2020, shortly after Dean Smith’s side had narrowly escaped immediate relegation from the Premier League, the club said: “We will not be satisfied until we achieve our goal of bringing sustainable success to Aston Villa at the top tier of European football.”.
Today Villa face Tottenham, where former Villa sporting director Johan Lange is now technical director, after leaving the Midlands club in 2023.
Meet ‘magic’ Monchi, the man behind Aston Villa’s stunning transfers for Rashford and Asensio… who Man Utd let slip away Sponsored by.
If Marcus Rashford’s loan move to Aston Villa was top of the bill, tempting three-time Champions League winner Marco Asensio from PSG came a close second.
Yet for Villa's under-stated president of football operations Monchi, just the latest two additions in over 20 years of sparkling signings.
