Barcelona, on Wednesday after a defeat by Rayo Vallecano, leaving the club at ninth position in La Liga, has announced the sacked of its head coach, Ronald Koeman.
This was disclosed in a statement by the club after midnight in Spain on Wednesday.
According to the announcement, Koeman will say goodbye to the team this Thursday, the statement read: “FC Barcelona has dismissed Ronald Koeman as coach of the first team tonight.
“The president of the club, Joan Laporta, has informed him after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the squad this Thursday at the Ciudad Deportiva.
“The FC Barcelona wants to thank him for his services and wishes him good luck in his career.”
Recall Barca have won only two of their last seven league games under Koeman, a run that included losing to Real Madrid in Sunday’s Clasico at Camp Nou.
Also, the poor start of the season has put up the chance of the team failing to qualify for next season’s Champions League, which would have huge impacts on the club’s already-dire financial situation.
However, the former midfielder of Barcelona, Xavi Hernandez, who is currently in charge of Qatari club Al Sadd, and River Plate coach Marcel Gallardo are reportedly among those under consideration to take over.
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