Aston Villa sporting director Suso is under increasing pressure amid serious misgivings about the club’s recruitment record.
The club’s owners are contemplating a change in leadership as they plan for the future, particularly if they are relegated back into the Championship, amid growing tensions behind the scenes at Villa Park.
Manager Dean Smith’s future is in doubt, though it is understood the club will not decide the 49-year-old’s future until the end of the season. Unsettled Burnley boss Sean Dyche is known to have admirers in the Villa boardroom and would be attracted to a Midlands move under the right circumstances.