Barcelona 'open talks with Hansi Flick over replacing Xavi'
At the end of the season, the reigning La Liga champions will part ways with current head coach Xavi, who announced his resignation in a press conference after a 5-3 loss to Villarreal in January.
Since the 44-year-old's bombshell, Barcelona have hit a rich vein of form with four wins and two draws from their last six games in all competitions, leading to suggestions that Xavi could perform a surprise U-turn.
President Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco have not given up hope of keeping Xavi in the hotseat, but the former Blaugrana midfielder has reiterated his desire to leave the club once the campaign concludes.
Ever since Xavi first revealed his intention to step down, a plethora of renowned coaches have been tipped to take over from the erstwhile Al-Sadd manager, including the unattached Flick.
According to journalist Florian Plettenberg, Barcelona have now held «concrete» discussions with the German, who is one of their prime candidates to succeed Xavi for the 2024-25 campaign.
Flick is understood to be open to taking the reins in Catalonia, and he has been a target for president Laporta even before becoming manager of Germany in the summer of 2021, a few months before Xavi replaced Ronald Koeman as Barca head coach.
The 59-year-old would also be able to start work in Catalonia immediately, having been relieved of his duties as Germany head coach in September of last year after a miserable five-game winless run.
Flick's final match in charge of Die Mannschaft ended in a 4-1 friendly hammering at the hands of Japan, prior to which Germany were knocked out in the group stage of the
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