After announcing the arrival of Hansi Flick to succeed Xavi, the Catalan press now affirms that Roberto De Zerbi is the priority of the leaders of FC Barcelona.
Hansi Flick is the choice of Joan Laporta, the president of FC Barcelona. The German coach, winner of the Champions League in 2020 with Bayern, has already agreed to succeed Xavi on the Blaugrana bench, has started learning Spanish and is even looking for assistants who are equally proficient in German and the language of Cervantes. That was the information from the Catalan press last week.
A few days later, the trend is already quite different. It is Roberto De Zerbi who is now “ the chosen » of the Catalan management, some close to Laporta considering that the Italian strategist was “ the natural heir of Barça DNA “, as indicated by journalist Javi Miguel d’Ace, SATURDAY. It must be said that the Brighton coach is described as a disciple of a certain Pep Guardiola…
Brighton disappointing
De Zerbi, 44, would become the second Italian coach in the history of FCB, after Sandro Puppo from July 1954 to June 1955. But the former Sassuolo coach is not a coach like any other, he needs have the freedom to accept a position, he is a fan of spectacular but very demanding football. He refused Roma to join Shakhtar in 2021.
After its superb last season, with a sixth qualifying place for the Europa League, Brighton is in more difficulty. The Seagulls are only 9th in the standings, with 9 wins, 8 draws and seven defeats. Roberto De Zerbi could clearly demand his departure for Catalonia…
