While Joan Laporta has taken his time to decide on the continuity of Ronald Koeman in the bench of the FC Barcelona, have produced other movements in the surroundings of the club in relation with the future trainer. Although it treats of an exclusive decision of the president, since the place of technician is a charge of maximum confidence, Laporta already has listened the council of other experts.
By his part, although has a year more than agreement in force, Koeman does not enjoy of quorum with regard to his continuity. The president has listened voices of mates of board that would prefer a change in the bench. Even, there is now an internal current in the board that pleads for to bet definitively by Xavi Hernández, legendary player of the Barça and that now is technical of the To the-Sadd.
Undoubtedly the one of Terrassa was a player referent in the best Barça of the history, and pleads for a more offensive style and based in the possession of the balloon. Cruyffista, has the support in the directive and also of near people to the president that, without being in the board, also has weight by his cost professional and his contacts. Xavi also has the bet of ex fellow players of him. This yes, up to now anybody of the club has contacted him.
Laporta Is not very adherent to give him already the rudder of the first team to Xavi. It would prefer that it happened before by the B with the end to purchase experience in the technical direction and in the entity, although the egarense thinks that already has it by his path in his current team, where has attained multiple titles in his scarce time in the bench.
Possible exit of Koeman
Relieve to Koeman involves to pay him the year of agreement that has signed (an appreciable quantity), in addition to tackling the cost that involves fichar to a new technical body. Also it penalised him to Xavi in front of Laporta that wanted to have control, even with members of his team, in several areas of the club like the basic football or the medical services, erráticos in the last times.
Other names of technicians already have been studied. For example, the one of Mikel Arteta, ex of the Barça and now trainer in the Arsenal, but was formed beside Pep Guardiola in the Manchester City, all a guarantee. Robert Martínez also has been studied, Catalan, successful seleccionador Belgian (was third in the World-wide of 2018), cruyffista declared and fellow of Jordi, the son of Johan. Other names have been put on the table, but Laporta has in his hands the final decision.