Abidal will no longer serve as the technical director of Barcelona. Image source: FC Barcelona Weibo
Chinanews client, August 19, according to foreign media reports, Barcelona Chairman Bartomeu confirmed in an interview that Ronald Coman will become the team's new head coach. At the same time, on the evening of the 18th, Barcelona officially announced that the club and Abidal had reached an agreement that the latter would no longer serve as the team's technical director.
Bartomeu said in an interview that if everything is normal, Koeman will become the Barcelona coach: "We chose him because of his experience. He has managed many teams and is also a member of Cruyff's dream team. "
Prior to this, the La Liga giants just fired the original coach Setien. Foreign media reported that Koeman had arrived in Barcelona on Tuesday afternoon local time. It is reported that Koeman will immediately negotiate the details of the contract with Barcelona.
Although Koeman has not formally signed a contract with the team, Barcelona's "complete reconstruction" has not stopped. On the evening of the 18th, Barcelona announced that it had reached an agreement with Abidal that the latter would no longer serve as the technical director. (Finish)