After losing to newly promoted Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona sacked coach Ronald Koeman 14 months after his appointment in exchange for millions in compensation. Barcelona decided to appoint a former player as temporary coach of the team.
Suddenly and very quickly, Barcelona responds to the ongoing sporting crisis, following the loss to newly promoted Rayo Vallecano, deciding to give up the services of Dutch coach Ronald Koeman 14 months after his appointment.
And the club announced in an official statement, "Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first-team coach. Club president Joan Laporta informed him of the decision after the loss to Rayo Vallecano." "Ronald Koeman will bid farewell to the team on Thursday at Ciutat Esportiva. FC Barcelona would like to thank him for his service to the club and wish him success in his professional career," the statement continued.
And by losing at Rayo Vallecano 0-1, Barcelona has suffered a third loss in ten matches, to occupy a disappointing ninth place in the La Liga standings. Barcelona played the Vicano match with low spirits, after losing the El Clasico match at home to its historical rivals Real Madrid (1-2) for the second time in a row at home.
Barcelona appears as a ghost to the team led by Argentine legend Lionel Messi for nearly two decades before his departure last summer to Paris Saint-Germain, knowing that its decline began in recent years even in the presence of Messi, after discrepancies that amounted to scandals with the previous administration led by former president Josep Maria. Bartomeu.
- Millions of compensation for Koeman
But the dismissal of Koeman from his position may increase the club's financial difficulties as well, as Koeman had resigned from his position as national coach of the Netherlands in the summer of 2020 and moved to Barcelona. He secured a two-year contract with the club. And the German sports website, Transfer Market, quoted the daily El Pais as saying that the severance pay for Koeman may reach about 12 million euros, and that Koeman paid part of the transfer fee himself when he signed with the Catalan club, which he is now recovering.
Even if Koeman's contract was extended after the summer of 2022, Barcelona had to pay him a compensation of six million euros, according to what the German "Sport 1" website quoted from Catalonia Radio.
- Sergey Barjuan as interim coach
Barcelona announced on Thursday (October 28, 2021) the appointment of Serge Barguan as interim coach, to succeed his predecessor Koeman. Until his appointment today, Bargoan worked as a coach for the reserve team (second team) in the Catalan club.
This news came contrary to what many expected in appointing his former midfielder and current Qatari Al Sadd coach, Xavi Hernandez, to succeed him, which was the demand of the Barca fans as well due to the technical and moral value that he carries since the midfielder was in the team’s ranks and led him with his colleague Andres Iniesta to several local and continental titles. . The club's fans also dreamed of restoring the team's offensive playing style during the era of Xavi and under the supervision of coach Pep Guardiola, the current Manchester City coach.
Several other big names were candidates to coach the team, but it seems that the club or the coaches were reluctant to make this decision before the middle of the season, and the club's son, Serge Barguan, left back in the team during the nineties, and the coach of the reserve team in Barcelona, was temporarily resorted to take over. Big responsibility.
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