Barcelona confirmed the appointment of Hansi Flick as the new head coach on Wednesday, May 29. The former Bayern Munich and German nationwide group coach arrived at Camp Nou following the sacking of membership legend Xavi final week.
Hansi Flick, 59, was linked with the Barcelona job for some months however Xavi’s earlier determination to increase the contract put his identify off the desk. But Xavi’s latest remarks over the membership’s ‘poor monetary situation’ value him a job with rapid termination of his contract.Â
Flick was with out a teaching job since his sacking from the Germany nationwide group in September final 12 months. The veteran German famously led Bayern Munich to a treble in 2020 and was an assistant coach to Joachim Low who gained the FIFA World Cup in 2014.
After signing a contract with Spanish giants, Flick talked about his expertise of profitable trophies with Bayern Munich and added that he’ll obtain rather a lot at Camp Nou.Â
“It is a big honour and a dream to sign the contract with this amazing club,” Hansi Flick stated. “The hours I’ve been right here in Barcelona have been superb. Everyone right here loves this membership and offers their greatest to have success. The philosophy is much like mine: ball possession and actually attacking soccer, that are issues I really like. Barcelona even have one in every of greatest academies on this planet and a superb combine between expertise and younger expertise.
“It’s our job now to work together and to improve them. For me, the teamwork is really important. I won titles with Bayern. My hunger for titles is really big and I would like to stay on this path with Barcelona. We can achieve a lot together.”
Meanwhile, Barcelona beat Sevilla 1-2 of their final league match of the season to complete second within the LA Liga factors desk. The Catalan membership was knocked out by PSG within the quarter-finals of the UEFA Champions League this season however confirmed improved type in home tournaments within the final two months.
