Coaching a team like Barcelona is no easy task. Only a select few can fit the profile required, which is why the search in Catalonia is still ongoing. For a while, the list of candidates was quite long, but it has narrowed down over time. The fact is that there is one coach who continues to insist on taking over from Xavi.
While being part of the Catalan project is in the plans of many, not all will achieve it. To make this happen, they will have to work hard and compromise enough to fit the needs and expectations of the Culés. Hansi Flick seems ready for all of this and more, as according to recent reports, he sees himself leading the Blaugrana.
As soon as Xavi’s decision was made public, many coaches were marked as possible candidates. Among them was the 59-year-old coach who is currently without a team. This undoubtedly makes his signing much more attractive in economic terms. But if we talk about sporting matters, it seemed that Barcelona was interested in another profile.
The thing is that in the world of football, options cease to be so from one moment to the next, and suddenly they are considered again, and this could happen with Flick. Next week the team will hold a meeting with Xavi to talk about the future and there it will be decided whether or not he will finally leave the team. If this happens, all the options of the past may be reconsidered again, among which Hansi is one of the most interesting.
The German has had a fairly relevant coaching career, but now he wants a more prominent challenge. So far, he has received several notable offers from the Premier League and Turkey, but none of these options have appealed to him too much. He knows that his future is in the Ciudad Condal and will do everything possible to make it happen.
Now, achieving this will not be easy at all. It seems that Xavi’s still-existing team is betting on a local option instead of getting a new coach. In recent days, it has been rumored that Rafa Márquez is the chosen one to replace Xavi, and if this is true, Hansi would have no chance whatsoever. The thing is that this is not yet resolved, although there may be news in the coming days.