Aston Villa boss Unai Emery was tightlipped yesterday about the imminent appointment of new sporting director Mateu Alemany.
Alemany is leaving Barcelona to take charge of Villa at the end of this season.
Emery said: "It's not the moment to speak about some circumstances that could come here, about some expectation about who is coming here. When I was committed with the chairman Nassef and with Wes, we were speaking about the objective in our future we want to create.
"We want to strengthen our structure. To try to get another level going up with the team, with the players, with the structure we can create here.
"And of course, Mateu Alemany is a person with experiences, he has worked at a high level and, if he's coming here, because it is a possibility, it will be a very good opportunity to create a strong structure with him."