OFFICIAL: Ronald Koeman sacked as Barcelona manager

The Ronald Koeman Period is over as Barcelona have introduced the Dutchman has been sacked as first group head coach following Wednesday’s 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano in La Liga.

That is Barça’s assertion on Koeman’s dismissal:

FC Barcelona has relieved Ronald Koeman of his duties as first group coach. The president of the membership, Joan Laporta, knowledgeable him of the choice after the defeat towards Rayo Vallecano. Ronald Koeman will say goodbye to the squad on Thursday on the Ciutat Esportiva.

FC Barcelona needs to thank him for his service to the Membership and needs him all the perfect in his skilled profession.

Supply: FC Barcelona

Koeman leaves after 14 months in cost with a document of 39 wins, 12 attracts and 16 losses in his 67 video games as supervisor. Koeman received the 2021 Copa del Rey and completed third in La Liga final season, and Barça had been eradicated by Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League Spherical of 16.

After rumors he was going to depart in the summertime as soon as Joan Laporta was elected president, Koeman surprisingly caught round and led Barça to an unbeaten begin to the league season after six video games. However after a pair of 3-0 losses to Bayern Munich and Benfica and simply 15 factors from the primary 10 video games in La Liga, together with a loss a house to Actual Madrid in El Clásico adopted by a horrible show away to newly-promoted Rayo, the Dutchman was not able to protecting his job.

Barça will now start the seek for a brand new supervisor, and the favourite to take the place is membership legend Xavi Hernández who’s reportedly prepared to just accept a suggestion to depart his present job at Qatar’s Al-Sadd instantly. Different names comparable to Antonio Conte, Ajax’s Erik Ten Hag and Belgium supervisor Roberto Martínez have additionally been talked about, and we should always anticipate the brand new coach to be introduced inside the subsequent few days.