Little by little, the future of the Barcelona sidelines is becoming clearer. In recent days, the Catalan media have been quite affirmative: Joan Laporta has decided to kick Xavi out. And this, a few weeks after this famous press conference during which the president and the coach congratulated each other on continuing the adventure together. It was therefore necessary to find a replacement, which was no easy task given the lack of interesting candidates on the market, and the complicated financial situation of the club.
The name of the elected official was rather clear since yesterday, since the Catalan media unanimously explained that Hansi Flick was the priority. There was even talk of a trip by Deco, sporting director, and Bojan, his deputy, to London to discuss with the German on Wednesday. And if the coach’s entourage insisted on denying it, it is obviously well advanced… Very well advanced in fact.
Everything happened really fast
As explained A.S., Barça has reached an agreement with the former Bayern and German team. The media has no doubts: Flick will be the next coach of FC Barcelona. The German said yes to Barça leaders yesterday and has already agreed with them on a two-year contract. Flick only wanted to join Barça, and he even started learning Spanish a while ago, in addition to having refused Chelsea. The presence of Pini Zahavi in ​​the operation, agent of the coach and close to Joan Laporta, also made things easier.
It now remains to resolve the situation of Xavi and his staff, he who is under contract at Barcelona until 2025. His dismissal should be announced after the last day of La Liga which is being played this weekend, and the financial question will be important since it will be necessary to pay compensation to the coach and his staff, at a time when Barça is not rolling in gold…
