The former midfielder of Barcelona He has been showing his desire to coach the Barça club for some time and, according to some Spanish media, the board would have already contacted the Blaugrana legend’s environment, although other names such as that of the Argentine coach also continue to sound Marcelo Gallardo.
Xavi, which in May he renewed for two years with Al Saad, did not include, according to the press, any release clause in case of being called by the Barcelona, but it is assumed that the Qatari club would not put excessive problems for its departure to Barcelona and replace Koeman.
The Dutch coach had received the support of the club last Sunday after being harassed by fans at the exit of the Camp Nou after losing 2-1 to Real Madrid in the classic league.
But, the bad results have ended up leading to the dismissal of the already ex-Barça coach, despite the cost of his dismissal from between 12 and 14 million euros (between 14 and 16 million dollars) in a club that is going through tough financial times.
The 1-0 defeat in Vallecas on Wednesday in the 11th day of League it was the finishing touch to a start to the season marked by an irregular game and a series of poor results.
“The removal of Koeman was inevitable. Because the decline of the team was unbearable”, said this Thursday in a column the director of Sport, Lluís Mascaró.
Barça is in 9th league position, after getting 15 points out of 30 possible and at the same distance from the head as from relegation.
The team has yet to win as a visitor this season, something that had not happened at this point since 2001, to which is added its delicate position in the Champions after suffering a 3-0 thrashing against him Bayern Munich and the Benfica, and only having won 1-0 at Dynamo Kiev.
Arrived in August 2020 to replace Quique Setien to set the course for a Barcelona shaken by their painful 8-2 defeat against Bayern Munich in the quarterfinals of the Champions, the Dutchman has not been able to meet his expectations.
The hero of the end of Wembley against Sampdoria, with a goal that gave the first European Cup to Barça in 1992, he would have to deal in his first season with the departure threat of Messi and the transfer of Luis Suarez to him Atlético de Madrid.
In a club beset by economic and institutional tensions, Koeman With a team in full transition, he manages to finish the season third in the championship, although seven points behind the champion, the Atlético de Madrid, and five of the second, the Real Madrid.
In the Champions fell in the second round against him PSG, but he was able to console himself in Spain with the Copa del Rey, the only title achieved by the Dutchman in almost a year and a half at the helm of Barça.
His continuity in office seemed to be on the wire since the beginning of this season, as he was a coach chosen by the board prior to the one headed by Joan Laporta, who, however, ended up keeping him in office.
The season did not start better than the previous one for Koeman with the departure of Messi of the team and an irregular start to the campaign whose prolongation in time, together with the lack of brightness of his game, which have ended up sentencing the Dutchman.
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