XAVI CONFIRMS THAT HE CAN BE SACKED FROM BARCA! Tuchel will take the Blaugranas! What’s happening?!
Barcelona boss Xavi admits he could be sacked if he fails to deliver
GOAL.COM / Joan Fontes
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Xavi has admitted that he would understand if Barcelona sacked him amid their inconsistent run, but has pledged to give everything to fix the situation.
The Spanish manager received an ultimatum from Barcelona bosses.
The poor results of the recent games have shaken his position on Blaugrana coaching wheel. In case the team does not take 6 points in the upcoming fixtures against Villarreal and Atlético, then the leadership of «cules» will seriously consider changing the coach.
President Joan Laporta was counting on instant sporting success and increased profits, so the club cannot tolerate a protracted crisis anymore.
Joan Laporta has reportedly drawn up a three-man shortlist to replace Xavi Hernandez: Thomas Tuchel, River Plate manager Marcelo Gallardo and Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp.
WHAT’S HAPPENING?! KOEMAN – OUT! BARCELONA TO APPOINT XAVI?! Laporta will announce a new coach!
Barcelona and Koeman: What’s going on
Diario AS, Mundo Deportivo, Fabricio Romano
The Barcelona board continues to think about Barca head coach Ronald Koeman’s dismissal. According to Diario As journalist Javi Miguel, the Dutchman is doomed as Barca president Joan Laporta is going to fire him for unsatisfactory results in any case, but at the same time, he will be denying it in the next few weeks until he finds a fitting replacement.
One of the main contenders for Koeman’s place is Barcelona legend Xavi Hernandez, who’s currently working as a head coach in Qatari Al-Sadd. However, Mundo Deportivo informs that the Spaniard cannot just go and sign for Barca as he lost that option after the re-signing of the contract with the Qatari club.
The previously mentioned Javi Miguel anyway insists that the clause in Xavi’s agreement with Al-Sadd is still valid, but it applies exclusively to Barcelona. For this, the Blaugranas will only need to pay a modest symbolic amount.
So far, there’s not a lot of news about other contenders for this position. Journalist Fabrizio Romano denies the Catalans’ interest in former Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo, as well as former Inter manager Antonio Conte, while Mundo Deportivo reports only about their interest in Thierry Henry. Other famous names do not appear in the media at the moment.
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SHOCK! PSG DID NOT WANT TO SIGN MESSI! This is what PSG thought of Leo! Barcelona kicks out Koeman?!
Barcelona won’t sack Koeman …yet!
Sport, Diario AS, Marca, Fabrizio Romano
Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman will not be sacked, despite the team’s humiliating defeat in yesterday’s match against Benfica, according to the newspaper Sport.
However, the Dutch specialist still finds himself in a shaky position, according to Fabrizio Romano. President Joan Laporta did not make hasty decisions after the defeat in Portugal, but the continuation of cooperation with Koeman is practically out of the question. The main contenders for his replacement are the same – Xavi and Roberto Martinez.
As it became known to Diario Sport, Cadena SER, Deportes COPE and many other Spanish publishers, today Laporta will hold a meeting with the board of directors, during which the final decision on the current head coach will be made.
It is possible for Koeman to be given time to work with the team in the match against Atlético on Saturday, and only then to be sacked bringing in a new specialist during the international break.
Although ESPN and beIN Sports are sure that they had already said their farewell to Ronald.
Koeman himself is in despair and has no idea what will happen next.
“I don’t know what Barcelona think and what they will decide about my future. It’s not in my hands. I feel supported, very supported by my players here at Barcelona. And by the club? I don’t know…,” the Barça manager admitted after the match against Benfica.
Pirlo is Laporta’s favorite to become Barcelona new coach
Catalunya Radio, Sport
Furthermore, we have an interesting insider from the director of the Catalunya Radio radio station, Ricard Torquemada! He informs that former Juventus coach Andrea Pirlo is the favorite to become the new coach of Barcelona!
The Italian is a perfect option in the eyes of the club president. Pirlo’s coaching work is reminiscent of Joan Laporta of former blaugranas manager Frank Rijkaard, who led the team from 2003 to 2008.
Given that Andrea is still without a club, Barcelona can come to an agreement with him as quickly as possible, but it all depends on how soon Ronald Koeman will be sacked.
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