Hansi Flick, a former manager of Bayern Munich and Germany, has been named as the new manager of Barcelona on a two-year contract. La Liga club Xavi was fired just one month after the club managed to convince him to continue in his post. The Spaniard had communicated his intention to leave the club at the end of the season in January, but he later changed his mind.
Xavi, who had initially intended to resign at the conclusion of this season, was succeeded by Flick. Xavi was fired a month after Barcelona had convinced him to continue in his role as manager. The Catalans were able to advance to the quarterfinals of the Champions League thanks to the 44-year-old player, but they were ultimately defeated by Paris Saint-Germain.
“FC Barcelona and Hansi Flick have reached a contract for the German to become men’s first-team football coach until 30 June 2026,” a statement released by the club stated.
As a result of Germany’s elimination from the group stage of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, Flick was fired by the German team in September. This came after Germany suffered a friendly loss to Japan by a score of 4-1.
In addition to winning back-to-back Bundesliga titles and the Champions League in 2020 during his two-season stint with Bayern, he was an assistant coach for Joachim Low during his country’s victory at the 2014 World Cup, which was held in Brazil.
“First of all, I would like to say thank you to everyone (involved),” Francis Flick stated in a video that was uploaded to X by Barcelona. For me, signing my contract here in Barcelona, to work for this incredible club, is not only a great honor but also a dream come true, and I couldn’t be happier to get everything started.
Watch Video Below: Watch: Barcelona newly appointed coach Hansi Flick’s first words as manager
🎙️ Hansi Flick’s first words as the new Barça coach pic.twitter.com/E69FMuEzgf
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