The news broke this Friday in Can Barça. FC Barcelona announced the dismissal of Xavi Hernández, who will lead the team in the last game of the season against Sevilla, and, in the absence of official confirmation, Hansi Flick will be his replacement on the bench.
Sources in Barcelona report that the agreement between the club and the German coach is total, and that it could even be announced this Monday, with the 2023/24 season already over for the team. Once the announcement is made, Flick will be presented as the new coach of FC Barcelona and everything indicates that this presentation will also be made this week.
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The German coach will sign as the new coach of FC Barcelona for the next two seasons and is expected to land in Barcelona with two assistants, although it has not yet been defined who they will be since the situation has precipitated in the last few hours.
In this way, Hansi Flick is one step away from becoming the third German coach in Barcelona’s history.
In the absence of knowing the details of the operation, from the newspaper Sport They announced that to join Barcelona, Flick had to accept a 30% salary reduction compared to what Xavi Hernández received, 18 million for him and his staff.
Hansi Flick has spent his entire career as a coach in Germany, although until now he was without a team. The coach made his debut at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim in 2000. He then spent time on the benches of Bayern Munich and the German national team, until he was fired on September 10, 2023.
As a coach, all the titles he has achieved throughout his career have been at Bayern Munich.
Competition |
Title number |
Year |
---|---|---|
Bundesliga |
2 |
2020, 2021 |
German Cup |
1 |
2020 |
German Super Cup |
1 |
2020 |
Champions League |
1 |
2020 |
European Super Cup |
1 |
2020 |
Club World Cup |
1 |
2020 |
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