Barcelona appointed Hansi Flick as their new coach on Wednesday, following the sacking of Xavi Hernandez last week. Flick’s contract will run until June 30, 2026.
“FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick have reached an agreement for the German to become men’s first team football coach until 30 June 2026,” the club announced in a statement. “The new coach has signed a contract at the Club’s offices accompanied by FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta.”
Flick, who guided Bayern Munich to a historic sextuple in 2020, became the first coach ever to be sacked by the German national team in September 2023 following a series of poor results.
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The 59-year-old occasionally attended Barcelona matches this season from the presidential box and was linked with the coaching job after Xavi announced in January that he would leave at the end of the campaign.
Although Barcelona and Xavi initially agreed in April that he would stay for the next season, President Laporta changed his mind and dismissed Xavi last week.
“It won’t be easy at all — they will suffer and they will need patience because it’s a really difficult job,” Xavi cautioned his successor last week after winning his final match in charge against Sevilla in La Liga. “The only thing that can save them is winning, whether they have been part of the club or not.”
Barcelona finished second in La Liga this season and were knocked out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain.
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