FC Barcelona sack Ronald koeman

Fc Barcelona officially sacked Ronald koeman after last night's defeat against rayo vallecano.

He took over 14 months ago under the presidency of josep Maria bartomeu and faced an enormous club of almost a €1 billion.

He came to replace Quique setien and won the copa del rey under his reign.

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Ronald koeman played for Barcelona and won them their first European trophy in 1992, He leaves the club in ninth position and 6 points adrift first place.

Ronald Koeman joined the blaugranas in August 2020 after resigning from the Dutch national team where he had been impressing, He had previously coached at Everton, Southampton and feyenoord.

An official club announcement made it clear as follows, https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1453486114644299777?t=ctosEdGR99nms8LuDhBMiA&s=19

He will say his goodbye to the team and the club will announce a temporary manager

The covid 19 pandemic crippled the financial status of Barcelona and impacted their recruitment process and it led to the suprise exit of superstar Lionel Messi.

After a run of bad results, Fans were calling for the dismissal of Ronald koeman and made their wish known as they threw bricks and spit at his car after their el classico defeat.

The search for a new manager is picking up pace as front runner and former player Xavi Hernandez is being considered and highly favored by Club president Joan laporta and fans.

Xavi Hernandez was considered to be one of the best midfielders of his generation, He came through la masia and eventually became club captain, An inspiration to all academy players and footballers as he is widely respected.

He currently coaches Al sadd in the Qatari stars league and has implemented the famous tiki taka style, He has won over 7 titles with Al sadd.

With major outlets suggest he is the clear winner to take over, What are your opinions, feel free to comment, Peace out.