Aston Villa are close to appointing Villarreal's former Arsenal manager Unai Emery to succeed the sacked Steven Gerrard.
Villa went on to beat Brentford 4-0 on Sunday under caretaker Aaron Danks, just the side's third win this season in the Premier League.
Emery is out of contract at the Spanish club next summer.
Talks were ongoing on Monday night to bring the 50-year-old to Villa, who would pay a 6m euros buyout fee to Villarreal.
The successor to Arsene Wenger, Emery spent 18 months at Emirates Stadium but was sacked after failing to win in seven games, their worst run at the time since February 1992.