As reported by SER Catalunya through its Qu'e T'hi Jugues program, Ronald Koeman will be Barça's coach next season and the club will formalize it in some way before next Friday. So that, Laporta did not find a replacement for the Dutchman, who asked him two weeks to search, and the 2021 Cup champion coach will continue to lead the Barça boat until the end of his contract, in June 2022. For the moment, it has not transpired whether Laporta will want to reinforce his decision to continue with Koeman extending his contract for another year.
The information from the SER confirms the clues that Laporta had been giving during the presentations of Omen and, especially, of Eric Garcia, when he said that Koeman's continuity was closer to one than two when he was invited to do the Dutchman's pool.
Tied to 4-3-3
Koeman's conversations with Laporta and Rafa Yuste have been ongoing in recent days. This Tuesday, in addition, the Dutchman also met with Mateu Alemany. According to the SER, Laporta will force Koeman to play with 4-3-3 as a non-negotiable system and wants football to be more offensive that this year despite the fact that Barça was by far the top scorer in Spanish football during the season.
Laporta has set the example for Koeman the women's team as a way to play, while Wenbley's hero has basically told him that with what he had last year, there was little else he could do. It will be necessary to see what Laporta is capable of giving him so that 4-3-3 and brilliant football return to the Camp Nou.