In the aftermath of Manuela Fundacion's failed takeover of Mitchelton Scott, there have been major changes in the team's upper management. General manager Shayne Bannan and experienced management head Alvaro Crespi have left the team, and former Bahrain McLaren drivers Brett Copeland and Dalaha McQuaid have taken senior posts with the Australian WorldTour team. [Copeland will succeed Bannan as general manager starting Wednesday, July 1.

Team owner Jerry Ryan is believed to have told the team's riders and staff that he will not do any more business with Manuela Fundacion, despite the Spanish NGO's recent 10 million euro offer to purchase a World Tour license

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No reason has been given by Mitchelton-Scott for their departure, but Banan and Crespi were reportedly deeply involved in the failed takeover offer by Manuela Fundacion that became public a few weeks ago, and their sudden mid-season departure from the team, Spain's second World Tour team It is inevitable to speculate that his sudden mid-season departure is connected to the dramatic U-turn of the team that could become Spain's second World Tour team.

Banan was a key player in the two-week negotiations with Manuela Fundacion, and former Giro d'Italia winner Stefano Garzelli led the Spanish delegation.

However, despite a press release from the Mitchelton-Scott team confirming the buyout, the UCI approving a new jersey, and the team vehicle about to be repainted in new colors, team owner Ryan, a few days later, claimed that other sponsors were still supporting the team He insisted that other sponsors might still support the team, and a few days later the entire Spanish-Australian deal collapsed.

Ryan then promised to take on the team's future until at least 2021 and to return the team's payroll (which had shrunk to 30% this spring) in full by August. However, Banan and Crespi were no longer in charge of the team's future.

Both Banan and Crespi had been long-term mainstays of the team, Banan serving as general manager since the team's inception in 2012, and Crespi, once the team's legendary financial manager and widely considered a key player in the team's upper management.