FC Barcelona sacks Xavi – Hansi Flick apparently to become new coach

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Xavi sacked – Flick apparently to become coach of FC Barcelona

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Hansi Flick will apparently become coach of FC Barcelona

According to a media report, Hansi Flick will be the new coach of FC Barcelona. The top Catalan club will announce the appointment of the former national coach on Monday, wrote the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo”. WELT sports editor Christian Beilfuß summarizes what is known so far.

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Hansi Flick is set to become FC Barcelona’s new coach on Monday. A corresponding report from Spain is very detailed. The current coach was already parted ways on Friday. He had recently caused trouble.

According to a media report from Spain, Hansi Flick will be the new coach of FC Barcelona. The top Catalan club will announce the appointment of the former national coach on Monday, the newspaper “Mundo Deportivo” wrote on Friday.

According to reports, a crucial phone call between the 59-year-old and Barça’s sporting director Deco took place last Wednesday. According to consistent media reports, Flick will receive a contract until 2026.

“Hansi’s style suits Barcelona. He wants his teams to play offensively and attractively,” said record-breaking international player Lothar Matthäus to BILD: “With ter Stegen, Gündogan and Lewandowski, he immediately has three people he can relate to, which is important. He made Ilkay Gündogan captain at the DFB, which speaks for their special relationship.”

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In keeping with this, Barcelona announced on Friday that they would be parting ways with their current coach Xavi after this season. Club president Joan Laporta informed the 44-year-old that he would no longer be head coach in 2024/25, the Catalans announced on their website. In the coming days, Barcelona will provide information about the new structure of the professional team.

The 8-2 win against Barcelona should help Flick

Xavi’s public statements about the club’s financial situation and the lack of international competitiveness of his squad are said to have massively angered the Barça management. He had actually already announced his resignation after the end of this season in January. Even at that time, Flick was being considered as a possible successor.

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Flick’s advantage is that his agent Pini Zahavi has a good relationship with Laporta. He also has a good reputation in Spain because, as coach of Bayern Munich, he beat FC Barcelona 8-2 in the quarter-finals on the way to winning the Champions League in 2020.