Barcelona on Wednesday appointed former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Hansi Flick as coach till June 2026 after sacking Xavi Hernandez final week. “FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick have reached an settlement for the German to change into the boys's first group soccer coach till 30 June 2026,” the membership mentioned in an announcement. “The brand new coach has signed a contract with FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta on the membership's workplaces.”
Flick, who led German giants Bayern to a historic six-time trophies in 2020, will change into the primary coach to be sacked by the German nationwide group in September 2023 after a string of poor outcomes.
Nevertheless, Barcelona imagine they’ve secured the providers of a “champion coach”.
“In appointing Hansi Flick as coach, FC Barcelona has chosen a person who is understood for his group's high-pressing, intense and adventurous enjoying model, which has led them to monumental success at membership and worldwide stage, attaining virtually all the things there’s to win on this planet of soccer,” the membership assertion mentioned.
The 59-year-old has sometimes watched Barcelona matches from the presidential field this season and his title was linked with the job after Xavi mentioned in January that he would step down on the finish of the marketing campaign through which they completed runners-up to Actual Madrid in La Liga.
Barcelona and Xavi collectively determined in April that he would keep for subsequent season, however then Laporta modified his thoughts and sacked the previous midfielder final week.
“It is not going to be straightforward in any respect – he should endure and he’ll want persistence as a result of it’s a actually arduous job,” Xavi warned his successor after successful his closing match in opposition to Sevilla in La Liga final week.
“The one factor that may save them is successful, whether or not they've been a part of the membership or not.”
Whereas seeing Madrid win again the Spanish title, Barcelona have been knocked out of the Champions League within the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain.
Spanish media mentioned Laporta was indignant over feedback made by Xavi in ​​early Could, when he highlighted the monetary difficulties Barca confronted whereas competing with Actual and Europe's different high golf equipment.
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