Bartomeu confirms Koeman: "Ronald will be the coach of Barça"

"If at all twist , Ronald Koeman will be the trainer of the Barcelona. We know very how it works, how it acts, his philosophy and his experience. We bet by him. It has been in the 'Dream Team' of Cruyff'. It was the first that call in January". These were the words with which Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed that the Dutch will be the attendant to direct to the Barça the season that comes. The president spoke of this and of much more in an extensive interview of 'Barça TV'.

In this sense, the Catalan leader desveló that the seleccionador of Holland was the favourite in January, even above Xavi Hernández. "We speak with different technicians. Had a responsibility with Holland, to few months of the Eurocopa. It could not leave to his country without technician. It was the first with which contact. Now it has said us that the Eurocopa is very far, do not know what happened. The responsibility that had can leave it and initiate a dream for him", explained.

Besides, the president barcelonista referred to the future of Leo Messi​, to the that many plant out of the Barcelona. But Bartomeu sees to the '10' in the Camp Nou to the orders of the Dutch technician this course that comes. "I have spoken with Koeman and the pillar of our project is Messi. Has agreement until the 2021, speak a lot with Leo and more regularly with his father. It is the number 1 of the world. Any doubt that in the new project of Koeman has Messi of all, all", affirmed.

The leader culé recognised to have spoken with the father of the rosarino and left to fall that the forward is very touched after falling humiliated in Champions. In spite of everything, is optimistic and preferred not being clear on what thinks really the captain. "I have not spoken with Messi, yes with his father. Messi is disappointed and frustrated as we are it all. The trainer will have to speak with the players when it was confirmed. The first that it will have to do is to speak with the captains. When it was official will call them and will communicate it to him and from here begin to prepare the season that comes. I have spoken with the father of Leo and with the agents of some players. We understand as they feel , but already it is, this continues", admitted.

On the other hand, the maximum mandator culé desveló that the exit of Éric Abidal has been decision of the French and that the club has not pushed him to leave . "It has communicated us Abidal that wanted to leave the charge. It is a personal decision of him and have to accept it", aimed. Besides, it defended the decision of the Board to have remained, since it considers that the contrary would have been irresponsible. "It has been a decision of the board and by responsibility. Have the League in five weeks and it is necessary to prepare all the planning. Neither it wanted to advance you instruct them, by the pandemia. And have the assembly gift of it is necessary cerrra the budget. It was an irresponsibility go now", signalled.

It defended the decision of not resigning

To the thread of this last, the president ensured that the directive has a plan for lidiar with the crisis of the coronavirus. "We are in a very exceptional situation of our life by the pandemia. It affects to our lives and affects to the Barça: it affected us to the past season and this. we are taking Them, have a plan of ready crash and are seeing as we adapt to the costs. Have the responsibility of encarar the Barça and adapt it to the situation of the pandemia, therefore we want to go on with responsibility", said.

Also it spoke of who has more fault by the 2-8 against the Bayern and by have not won at all this campaign. The president entona the 'pisses fault', although it does not doubt in signalling also to the players. It is shared. All have to equal parts responsibility. The so negative result of Lisbon does us to all managers. Always I have said that there was an important decision post Liverpool, see if the club needed a revolution. I took the decision to bet by Valverde and these players", remembered.

Finally, it wanted to stand out the work of Quique Setién, to the that appreciated him his time in Can Barça. "We speak at the beginning of the situation. I have to appreciate him the effort and have come to the Barça to half season and appreciate him the courage to come, take to the team in January and have to say that the confinement has not gone very well. We carried a path and a way and on 14 March breaks a way. I want to appreciate him the effort and the work by the team", finalised.