BARCELONA APPOINT HANSI FLICK AS COACH UNTIL 2026

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On Wednesday, Barcelona appointed Hansi Flick as coach on a deal until June 30, 2026, following Xavi Hernandez’s dismissal last week.

“FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick have reached an agreement for the German to become men’s first team football coach until 30 June 2026,” said the club in a statement.
“The new coach has signed a contract at the Club’s offices, accompanied by FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta.”Flick, who led German giants Bayern Munich to a historic sextuple in 2020, became the first coach ever to be sacked by the German national team in September 2023 after a string of bad results.
The 59-year-old occasionally watched Barcelona matches this season from the presidential box and was linked with the job after Xavi said in January he would depart at the end of the campaign.
Barcelona and Xavi decided jointly that he would stay for next season after all in April but then Laporta changed his mind and sacked the former midfield great last week.
“It won’t be easy at all—they will suffer and they will need patience because it’s a really difficult job,” Xavi warned his successor last week after winning his final match in charge against Sevilla in La Liga.

“The only thing that can save them is winning, whether they have been part of the club or not.”

Barcelona finished second in La Liga this season and were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarterfinals by Paris Saint-Germain.

Spanish media said Laporta was enraged by Xavi’s comments earlier in May, when he highlighted the economic difficulties Barca had when competing against Spanish champions Real Madrid and other European elite.

AFP

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