With the sale of Diego Carlos to Aston Villa, a curious circle started by the Brazilian and Sevilla three seasons ago is closed. Because Diego Carlos was the first signing from Sevilla in Monchi’s return to the Nervión sports directorate and he was also the first reinforcement that Lopetegui enjoyed. Now, Diego Carlos has become the first big sale of all the additions that were made in that summer of 2019, when up to 13 new faces came to a locker room from which 14 came out.
The sale of Diego Carlos has generated great controversy in the fans. Mainly in the most critical sector, in which it is pointed out not so much the sporting loss that said operation entails, but rather the figures of the same, as it is estimated that the club will never be installed in a position to make large sales. And the truth is that compared to other regular operations of Premier teams in summer, the price of Diego Carlos is nothing to write home about.
But Sevilla needed to cash in and the promises made to the player not to leave the club in January have also weighed. Now another revolution in Seville of the caliber of almost that of 2019 is foreseen. And Diego Carlos will not be the only signing from three years ago who will pack his bags to balance the accounts. Sevilla has in the incorporations of that year several bearer checks such as Koundé, Bono or Ocampos.