Lluís Cortés has already communicated to the Ukrainian Federation that he will not continue as coach of the team. The Catalan coach, with whom Barça was proclaimed champion of the Champions League for the first time, will cease to be the coach once his contract ends on August 31, 2023. War and the lack of competitive continuity have led Cortés to make this decision.
Balaguer’s coach signed with the Ukrainian federation shortly before the war broke out. In fact, he was in kyiv when the Russian bombing began. He had been with his coaching staff in the city for three days when they heard three bombs at seven in the morning on February 24, 2022. They packed their bags immediately and there began a chaotic journey that lasted days until they were able to leave the country. once back home, Cortés remained in charge of the team and tried to help his players to leave the country with their families.
Cortés announced his decision on the last day of the training camp in Portugal this July. It was a hard time for players and staffadmit sources present there. The players were shocked, thinking about his uncertain future at the football level without the coaching staff. They saw how their paths separated after having become a very united dressing room due to the critical situation in the country.
Since the war began, it has been impossible to have a normality in the structure of the Federation, confirm sources from the staff to EL PERIÓDICO DE CATALONIA, from Grupo Prensa Ibérica. Despite the fact that the body tried to renew it, giving it room for maneuver at an economic level, the sports project was in the background given the situation in the country.
Sources close to the coach tell El Periódico that Balaguer’s man is now looking for a team for next season. Cortés would be willing to return to club football, despite the fact that he does not rule out taking the direction of another team in the short term.
2023-08-02 14:49:07
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