Ronald Koeman has secured his next job. The former Barcelona coach will take over the Dutch national team for a second time after the 2022 World Cup in Qatar according to Samuel Marsden.
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The Blaugrana legend was confirmed as Ronald Koeman‘s replacement on Monday when he was unveiled to supporters at Camp Nou.
Most recently, the sacking of Ronald Koeman has cost the Catalan giants somewhere in the vicinity of 13 million euros. This included the Dutchman’s clause in his contract that protects his earning had he stayed with the Netherlands national football team from where he was pirated by the club.
The 41-year-old immediately became the favourite for the position once the decision had been made to relieve Ronald Koeman of his duties following a disappointing start to the 2021-22 campaign.
On the back of parting ways with Ronald Koeman, the Catalan giants have been attempting to secure a reunion with their legendary midfielder.
Xavi is Barcelona’s number one target to replace Ronald Koeman as head coach, and the Catalan outfit’s vice-president Rafa Yuste and director of football Mateu Alemany have been in Doha for talks with Al-Sadd chiefs.
The Dutchman’s 14 months in charge of Barcelona came to an end after their defeat at Rayo Vallecano last week.
The Dutch tactician was relieved of his duties on Wednesday night following the 1-0 defeat to Rayo Vallecano.
Following Koeman’s exit, sources have told Reuters that the club will open talks with Xavi Hernandez on Friday regarding the vacancy, with the former team captain now the first choice.
The defeat – FC Barcelona’s third of the season – comes just days after coach Ronald Koeman’s side were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid in El Clasico on Sunday.
President Joan Laporta informed him of the decision after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano that left the club 9th on the La Liga table
Barcelona controlled possession in the first half but Real were lethal on the counter-attack, taking the lead when Alaba started a flowing move with a tackle and finished it at the other end with a left-footed drive from the edge of the box.
After losing both of their opening games in Group E 3-0 to Bayern Munich and Benfica, Barcelona needed victory to resuscitate their chances of progress and avoid the embarrassment of going out in the group stage for the first time since 2000.
La Blaugrana have made an unbeaten start to the new league season but have conceded six goals and scored none in the Champions League so far, most recently suffering a humbling 3-0 defeat to Benfica earlier this week.
Koeman took over at the Catalan club last summer and worked with Messi a year before the Argentine left the club for Paris Saint-Germain.
President Joan Laporta asked Koeman for a “period of reflection” in the summer before eventually deciding to stick with him for the new season.
Koeman is under pressure after Barca suffered a 3-0 Champions League loss in a week that he hit out publicly at president Joan Laporta.
Lionel Messi’s departure to Paris Saint-Germain earlier in August might have given Griezmann the opportunity to take centre stage
In La Liga, Life goes on for Barcelona after Messi. The first game of the post-Messi era could hardly have gone better as Ronald Koeman’s side beat Real Sociedad 4-2. Now they go away to face more Basque opposition with a visit to Athletic Bilbao.
The Argentine intended to extend his stay at Camp Nou only for financial obstacles to prevent him penning a new deal, and he is now expected to complete a move to Paris Saint-Germain.