Barcelona have announced the termination of the contract of Barcelona B coach Francisco Javier Garcia Pimienta, bringing to an end the highly-rated coach’s.
Sixteen-year-old midfielder Gavi has already made his debut for Barcelona 'B' after a meteoric rise through the Catalan giants' famed La Masia youth academy
By Harry Symeou
May 28, 2021, 11:30 AM GMT+1
Georginio Wijnaldum has played his last game for Liverpool and is closing in on a move to Barcelona | Gareth Copley/Getty Images
Georginio Wijnaldum is closing in on his move to Barcelona and is expected to sign a three year contract when he becomes the first signing of the new Joan Laporta era.
The Dutchman s uncertain future has attracted plenty of speculation with Barça long touted as the favourites to sign him, though Inter and Bayern Munich have been linked in recent weeks.
However, negotiations with the Catalan giants are said to be at a very advanced stage and an announcement regarding the 30-year-old is said to be imminent, according to Sport.
Barcelona inform Ronald Koeman of search for his replacement
Ronald Koeman could leave Barcelona | David Ramos/Getty Images
Barcelona president Joan Laporta is said to have confessed to manager Ronald Koeman that the club are looking to replace him this summer.
Koeman s future has been up in their air for a while now, with earlier reports suggesting his only hope of staying at Camp Nou would be if no suitable replacement could be found and others claiming the Dutchman is likely to stay.
Barcelona are yet to decide on Koeman | Soccrates Images/Getty Images
At the minute, it s all a bit up in the air, and a meeting between Laporta and Koeman on Tuesday hasn t helped clear things up either. According to TV3, Laporta was very open with Koeman, for whom he has a lot of respect and admiration for steadying the ship this season, and he confessed that they are indeed looking to replace him.
Pep preferred over Xavi in Barca coach search - report
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There have been many names “attached” to the Barcelona coaching search thus far. By attached, I mean the internet has speculated about one of the biggest clubs in the world being interested in some of the biggest names in coaching.
We’ve gone through Hansi Flick, Jurgen Klopp, and Xavi Hernandez so far who have all been rumored to be of interest to Barcelona. In the case of Flick and Klopp, they were never interested in Barcelona. The Xavi case is more unclear and frankly I’ve learned to stop attempting to read that situation. Apparently, Laporta has now ruled out Xavi too because he’s thinks it’s not the right time for the legend to return.