Ronald Koeman his hours are counted on the Camp Nou bench. The only reason why the Dutchman remains in the position of coach of the first team of the FC Barcelona It is because the board of directors has not yet finished reaching a consensus on who should be the next project leader.
The Barça team has many names in its sights (Erik Ten Hag, Albert Capellas, Luis Enrique Martínez, Joachim Löw …), but everything seems to indicate that the next FC Barcelona coach will not leave Xavi Hernandez and Roberto Martínez, who are currently working but have exit clauses that would facilitate their arrival at a large club.
Laporta’s two reasons
The current Belgium coach is the name that has sounded loudest in recent hours, even with information that confirms a slight rapprochement of the club’s board with their environment to know their willingness to change jobs. But, beyond Roberto Martínez being a great coach, Xavi Hernández is the name everyone wants.
The majority of the club’s board of directors is looking to the former player to take over because they believe he is the ideal option to return to the club’s football roots and to bet again on the young talents of the quarry. He knows the club, he knows how to work and is the name that all club members ask for.
The only “but” of his arrival is that Joan Laporta does not want him to be the coach of the first team at this time. His relationship and participation in the political campaign of Victor Font in the face of the presidential elections and that he refused to work in the lower categories of the club a few months ago because he only wants to be the coach of the first team, are the two reasons for the president not to offer him the post.
Laporta has a decision to make. Either bet on Roberto Martínez or decide to give in so that Xavi Hernández reaches the club. The decision is his, but he has to look for the best for the club.
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