FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta has dropped the most important trace but that Ronald Koeman is not going to proceed as first workforce coach for subsequent season.
It appears as if Saturday’s sport away to Eibar shall be Koeman’s final in cost after the membership ran out of steam just lately, dropping two residence video games to Celta and Granada, whereas drawing at residence to Atletico Madrid and away to Levante, experiences Xinhua.
Taking two factors from 12 has destroyed Barca’s title hopes in the mean time when it appeared as if they might go on to raise this season’s title and the final weekend of the marketing campaign will now see Atletico and Real Madrid duel it out for the top-spot, whereas Barca now want a degree in Eibar to guarantee they end third.
“The means the league has been misplaced is meaningless,” said Laporte at a sports gala he attended on Tuesday night.
“I am talking about the end of the cycle and renewal because it is what [I] think has to be done. Starting next week, we are going to make a series of decisions,” he added.
“What now we have to do is figure exhausting and successfully to have a really aggressive workforce to win the Champions League and to win the league,” continued Laporta.
Laporta’s words not only appear to condemn Koeman, but also put several experienced players such as Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique, Sergi Roberto and Antoine Griezmann in the spotlight, while other players such as Samuel Umtiti, Junior Firpo and Martin Brathwaite look to have their days at the Camp Nou numbered.
Barcelona still have to convince Leo Messi to sign a new contract, and with his deal due to expire at the end of June, there is still a chance the Argentinean could abandon the club.
Meanwhile, the Spanish press on Wednesday speculated that Griezmann could return to Atletico Madrid with the young Portuguese international Joao Felix moving the other way.
It is still unclear who will be Koeman’s successor, although former Barca midfielder Xavi Hernandez flew back to Barcelona a few days ago on holiday from Qatar where he coaches Al Sadd. Xavi has recently signed a new contract with the club, but it is uncertain whether this contains a clause that would allow him to join Barcelona if the opportunity arose.
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