Rumors had been brewing about Ronald Koeman being sacked after Barcelona’s poor start to the season, and now the deed is done. Barcelona fired Koeman after back to back losses to Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano brought the club to ninth place at La Liga.
BREAKING: @RonaldKoeman has been sacked as @FCBarcelona manager.#Barcelona #Football #RonaldKoeman #LaLiga #RayoVallecano #Soccer pic.twitter.com/NXLU2E16Az
“Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first team coach. The president of the club, Joan Laporta, informed him of the decision after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the squad on Thursday at Ciutat Esportiva.”
Now that the Dutchman is formally out of the picture, the question remains- who will take his place? A number of names have cropped up, and here are some which have been bandied around.
There’s no announcement in place yet for Koeman replacement at Barcelona. It’s gonna take few hours while negotiations are ongoing for Xavi to leave Al Sadd & become the new manager. #FCB #Xavi Other candidates for Barça job also know Xavi is the favourite, as things stand. pic.twitter.com/1LaHsGkNDc
