Football: Report: Flick and Barça agree on a new contract

Trainer Hansi Flick will according to the media reports that will extend his contract at FC Barcelona prematurely. According to information from the TV station Sky, the last details for extending the contract were clarified by 2027 and an oral agreement was reached. The new contract should be signed promptly.

The Spanish newspaper “Marca” had already reported an oral agreement almost three weeks ago. Flick’s current contract at the Spanish top club is dated to the end of June 2026.

Löw is not surprised

“I knew that he was in conversations,” said ex-national coach Joachim Löw (65) on the edge of the cup presentation before the DFB Cup final in Berlin. He cared for his former assistant coach, with whom he had won the World Cup title in Brazil in Brazil in 2014, “a very trusting relationship”. “This Friday I will fly to Barcelona for a few days. I have long promised him that I would come,” said Löw.

Flick (60) still has the chance of the double in his premiere season with the Catalans. After the triumph in the cup final against Real Madrid, Barça stands three games before the end with seven points ahead of the archrival at the top of the table of the Primera División. In the semi-finals of the Champions League, the flick team on Bayern conquerors Inter Milan failed just in the semi-finals.

Flick convinces critics

Flick had taken over FC Barcelona last year as the successor to Xavi and convinced critics with his work and the good results. According to Hennes Weisweiler and Udo Lattek, the 60-year-old is the third German coach at FC Barcelona.

“I have my own mentality, like to work for this club, the best in the world. And I really appreciate what I have,” Flick recently said about his work in Barcelona.