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Ronald Koeman, new coach of the FC Barcelona

THE DUTCH SIGNS FOR TWO SEASONS

OFFICIAL: Koeman replaces Quique Setién and is Barça's new coach

Published:19/08/2020 - 11:35h

Updated:19/08/2020 - 19:04h

Ronald Koeman is now officially the new coach of FC Barcelona. The Dutchman succeeds Quique Setién and will sign for two years, although his second season will depend on what the new president says.

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The FC Barcelona​ has acted with rapidity after the failure in Champions League and in hardly some days has oficializado to the that will be trainer of the team the season that comes. After the humiliation of the Bayern of Munich, that won by 2-8 in the chambers of the League of Champions, the future of Quique Setién remained sentenced. Then it began to sound with strength Mauricio Pochettino, but the Argentinian was descartado by his past espanyolista and the controversy that had aroused for that.

After disappearing the letter of the ex of the Tottenham, in the directive bet all to the that went the second favourite to direct to the Barcelona in January. Ronald Koeman is this name and the Dutch this time has said "yes" and will sign with the Barça for the two next campaigns. The agreement has been fast because there was will by part of both sides and the ex head office of the 'Dream Team' will seat in the bench of the Camp Nou the course that comes.

Nevertheless, it is necessary matizar that the agreement of Koeman will depend of the new president that arrive to the club. In 2021 or even before it could have elections and the new managerial will be able to dispense of the Dutch next summer if it is what wants. His future, therefore, does not depend on he same and technically only has a year by in front to show that it is the indicated to reconstruct to the Barcelona and lead the new project.

Ronald is a trainer with profile Barça that always has liked a lot to the entity. It knows the house by his years in the City Condal, has experience to the highest level and is used to to play a football of touch and risky, that is what wants the club in these moments. His paper in the selection of Holland has done him win a lot of praises these last times and arrives to the club in a big moment for him.

It is necessary to remember that Koeman refused to the culés in January when buscana a replacement for Ernesto Valverde. The Dutch was the second option after Xavi Hernández, but the same that the Catalan, also said "no". In this moment, the Eurocopa was in the horizon and the dream of the trainer was to direct and win the tournament with his country. But the coronavirus forced to delay the competition until 2021 and this has caused that the opinion of the ex defender change radically.

Koeman Has not wanted to leave happen the train again

Right now, the ex of Valencia or of the Feyenord saw very far the dispute of the Eurocopa and had clear that could not leave happen the opportunity to direct to the Barça again. Always it has been his dream and can that this was his last train, by what has not doubted and has finished accepting the conditions that imposed the club. The technician is wishing to put to the work to try raise to the team and go back to plant him in the highest of the Spanish football and European.

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