When Hansi Flick was brought to Barcelona, many people were stunned. This was the club that was looking for coaches with a background from Barcelona, with extensive experience from La Liga a person who can communicate in fluent Spanish. Flick fell completely outside this profile. What Flick brought with him was huge success with Bayern Munich, where he pulled in all the titles. The choice of the German turned out to be a good one.
Flick has led Barcelona to an attacking football no one can match, not even Slots Liverpool. At the top of the La Liga table, through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League and the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey. Flick is a coach who does not commit himself for long periods of time, at Barcelona he signed a contract for two years. In the summer, Flick will enter his final year, sporting director Deco has a new strategy that will challenge Flick’s plan.
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Deco demands stability in the entire Barcelona squad, where all players entering the 2025/26 season will not have their contracts expiring until 2027. This is to create calm and predictability. This also applies to the coach, reports Sport.
The Spanish media reports Flick will also have to sign an extension before the start of the season. Then we will see when the German sums up the season if he thinks he is ready to commit for two more years.
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