Coach Xavi Hernandez has announced that he will leave Barcelona at the end of the season, after about 2.5 years leading the big Catalan team. He won La Liga and the Spanish Suρer Cup last season, but the Blaugrana have struggled this season.

Great opportunity for coach Flick to take charge of Barcelona

Barcelona’s leadership is trying to find a new coach to replace Xavi. According to Diario Sport, Barcelona Club president Joan Laporta highly appreciates Hansi Flick as a potential candidate . Sources also said coach Flick rejected an offer from Bayern Munich, where he was in charge from 2019 to 2020, winning the treble.

Everything stems from the fact that strategist Thomas Tuchel’s position is being questioned, Bayern is also looking for a new coach . However, Bayern wants to choose short-term options at this time, while Flick is only interested in long-term commitments.

Coach Flik wants to lead Barcelona rather than Bayern. Photo: GETTY.

Therefore, the German coach rejected Bayern and hoped Barcelona would choose him to take over the hоt seat from Xavi. It is important to know that Mr. Flick last led the German national team about two years before being fired in 2023.

There is another important detail, which is that coach Hansi Flick has changed his agent and hired the services of famous agent Pini Zahavi. This person is also the representative for striker Robert Lewandowski and has a good personal relationship with president Joan Laporta. Zahavi’s experience can help Coach Flick find the best plan for his future.

In fact, coach Flick also has other interesting offers from the Premier League to continue his coaching career, but the new representative pointed out that Barcelona has put him on the list of strong candidates to replace him. Xavi.

Lewandowski and his teammates are ranked third in La Liga, so they really want to win the Champions League as a gift for coach Xavi at the end of the season when he leaves Barcelona. Photo: GETTY.

Barcelona and the long trip to Naples

Barcelona will face Napoli at Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 at dawn on February 22. Before the match, midfielder Ilkay Gundogan shared his love for FC Barcelona and the pressure and challenges of competing in Europe’s biggest tournament.

Gundogan told FC Barcelona.com: “The Champions League makes big demands. I enjoy this kind of pressure. Every match starts from zero, forcing us to do our best. Napoli just changed Changing the coach won’t make things easier for us.

Gundogan promises to play well in the trip to Napoli. Photo: GETTY.

There are other strong teams in the Champions League that are very strong and experienced, as is Napoli. We are about to enter a special match, and are determined to advance with Barcelona to the quarterfinals. I’m a realistic person, so I know everything is difficult, but we only have one goal.”

Barcelona have advanced to Europe’s round of 16 this season, after leading their group with four wins and two defeats. Gundogan and his teammates’ group includes FC Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk and Royal Antwerp. Meanwhile, Napoli finished second in their group, which also included Real Madrid , FC Braga and Union Berlin, with three wins, one draw and two defeats.