Mercato | Mercato – Barcelona: The truths of Laporta on his strong choice with Ronald Koeman!

Posted on October 29, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. by TM

This Friday, during a press conference with Sergi Barjuan, Joan Laporta reconsidered his choice to dismiss Ronald Koeman from his position as FC Barcelona coach .

It has been many weeks since Ronald Koeman 's job was hanging by a thread at FC Barcelona . Because of the disappointing results of the Catalan club, the Dutchman was in a more than delicate position and finally, the last defeat against Rayo Vallecano will have got the better of him. Indeed, following this setback, Joan Laporta and the management of Barça took a radical decision by thanking Koeman, who was still under contract until June 2022. Now , a new era will therefore begin in Barcelona and this Friday, at a press conference, Joan Laporta returned to this chapter which had just been close.

“We must thank him for the effort he made”

Joan Laporta was therefore present in front of journalists this Friday to reconsider his choice to part with Ronald Koeman , after having however confirmed it a few days ago. Why the FC Barcelona So did he part ways with the Dutch? “The relationship with Koeman is good on our end. We communicated the decision to him with all due respect. The situation was unbearable and I figured he would understand part of it. Negotiations for his departure are going well. We will respect the rights of both parties to ensure that he is satisfied. Should Koeman have been fired before? Yes it's possible. Seeing what happened makes it easier to analyze. But Koeman deserved a margin of confidence. It was a way to motivate the coach and the team. It is possible that we should have made a decision before and I take responsibility for that decision. But the situation was unbearable. We had entered a dangerous drift. Ronald is a myth at Barcelona and we have to thank him for the effort he has put in. I told Ronald. Good luck and thank you very much. Maybe we should have made the decision before, but I have an option for that decision. We did what we could to give it leeway. Jordi Cruyff was closest to Koeman for logical reasons. Mateu (Alemany) and the sports management decided he could not continue. Regarding Koeman's replacement, we have full confidence in Sergi. (…) This decision affects everyone. We could have decided before. Regarding the amount of the dismissal, there is the confidentiality of the contract, but it is important. This issue will be resolved between the two parties, ”explained Laporta about this decision to part with Ronald Koeman in the middle of the season.

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