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This evening, an interview with Ronald Koeman will be broadcast on TV3, during the program “Vaques Sagrades” and SPORT revealed some of his remarks at the start of the evening. The former FC Barcelona coach returned to the rumors about the locker room. According to him, the players did not let him go, then taking advantage of the moment to give his truth about Joan Laporta. That’s not all, as he explained that he sensed Pedri’s potential very quickly. He also took the opportunity to talk about the future of Frenkie de Jong and the rumored Robert Lewandowski.
Laporta and Pedri
« The locker room has never been against me. The problem appeared to me when there was a change of president. As president, you can always have doubts with your coach, but not in public. It was a big miss on Laporta’s part. […] I always opt for the youngest, because he is the future of the club. You have to be lucky to have players like Pedri. […] It was a bit of a release to stop coaching Barca. »
Frenkie de Jong
« All I know is that Frenkie De Jong wants to stay at FC Barcelona. He told me two days ago. For me, de Jong is a great player for Barca. »
Lewandowski
« Lewandowski is a great player and a regular goalscorer, but to pay 50-60 million euros for him at 35? I have doubts on that. »
The departure of Messi
« They took Messi away from me. It was a very hard blow for me. »
to summarize
Sacked in October 2021, Ronald Koeman had not said everything about his Barcelona experience, evidenced by his comments delivered on Catalan television. He took the opportunity to criticize his former president: Joan Laporta. Since his departure, he feels liberated.
