The reason why Barça ended up choosing Hansi Flick to replace Xavi

The FC Barcelona crossed several months of big unsteadiness regarding who would be his trainer for the season 2024/25. All this occurred after Xavi Hernández expressed his unambiguous wish to leave the technical direction of the Barcelona picture, afterwards of the deafening defeat of 27 January against the Villarreal CF (3-5) in Montjuïc. This announcement put 'hands to the work' to the combined Catalan in the research of a replacement for the one of Terrassa in this complex work.

Nevertheless, to measure that happened the months, the subject of the succession of the egarense lost strength and his continuity like trainer won terrain. This permanence confirmed the past 25 April, after that remembered 'summit' home of Joan Laporta the previous day, where agreed that the best was that the míster Catalan continued at the head of the club and fulfilled his mandate until 2025.

However, after the hard defeat in front of the Girona in Montilivi (4-2) and the previous statements to the commitment against the UD Almería, where Hernández was very sincere when commenting that the economic situation of the team was not to the height of other institutions to compete by big incorporations, both questions did not seem to seat well to the directive. In front of this, through Joan Laporta, communicated the definite dismissal of the of Terrassa the past 24 May, with immediate effect to the term of the season 2023/24.

Why the FC Barcelona finished betting by Hansi Flick?

This decision carried to the FC Barcelona to have to look for again, this time of way accelerated, a new trainer. Under this premise, as it informed in 'SPORT', is that it goes in the name of Hansi Flick to the conversation. Although initially it did not seem to be between the candidates prioritarios of the Barcelonan square after the first farewell of Xavi Hernández, supposedly because there were other technicians that fit better in the profile looked for, his figure won a lot of strength in this second and definite farewell. Until the point that it has been chosen to take the relief of the of Terrassa.

In this sense, the candidature of the native of Heidelberg (Germany) could have earned special importance due to the fact that apparently it showed a big interest in joining to the Barcelona team, even devoting time to study Spanish in case that it presented him the opportunity to direct to the picture culé. Besides, the fact that it was available like free agent after his go through the German selection also could have 'aceitado' the negotiations for his incorporation to the team.

Equally, it is a trainer that already has experience managing to a big square in 'low hours' and carrying it to the success, as it showed it when attaining a historical 'Sextete' with the Bayern Munich. These factors do to think that, although maybe it was not the first option of the FC Barcelona, neither is far to be an election hit. Only the time will confirm if it was the correct decision.