The newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” wrote this on Friday. In line with the report, an important telephone name befell final Wednesday between the 59-year-old and Barça’s sporting director Deco. Nevertheless, particulars such because the length of the contract have but to be clarified.
A one-year contract with an choice for an extension is being mentioned. Beforehand, a number of media retailers had reported that Flick was as soon as once more a sizzling candidate on the high membership. Flick, most lately the German group boss, is due to this fact thought-about the membership administration’s favourite if, after an unprecedented backwards and forwards in current weeks, there’s a separation from the present coach Xavi. Nevertheless, this separation has not but been formally confirmed. In line with the newspaper, Xavi will even be told of the choice on Monday.
Barcelona’s membership legend introduced his retirement after the tip of this season in January. Flick was already being thought-about as a potential successor at the moment. The primary turnaround adopted in April, when Xavi, President Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco agreed to proceed working collectively till a minimum of 2025.
Nevertheless, the 44-year-old 2010 world champion is now apparently dealing with ousting once more as a result of Xavi’s public statements in regards to the membership’s monetary scenario and the shortage of worldwide competitiveness of his squad are stated to have massively angered the Barça administration.
One factor that speaks in Flick’s favor as a possible successor is that his agent Pini Zahavi has relationship with Laporta. He additionally has popularity in Spain as a result of, as coach of Bayern Munich, he beat FC Barcelona 8-2 within the quarterfinals on the best way to successful the Champions League in 2020.
