Overview
- Valencia CF has named Ron Gourlay, a former CEO at Chelsea and Manchester United, as its new football chief
- Gourlay reunites with head coach Carlos Corberan after their collaboration at West Bromwich Albion
- They aim to build on Corberan’s midseason revival that lifted the club from relegation danger to 12th in La Liga
- Gourlay is set to shift the club away from its recent sell-and-loan model toward a more ambitious recruitment strategy
- His immediate priorities include finding replacements for Liverpool-bound goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili and midfielder Enzo Barrenechea