Every day that passes, the likelihood that Ronald Koeman will remain as coach of Barcelona increases, so claims Sport. The Catalan newspaper reports on Tuesday that President Joan Laporta is remarkably considering offering Koeman a new contract. The Dutchman can renew for a lower basic salary, but will receive higher bonuses when winning prizes.
Koeman has a contract until mid-2022 and seemed to have to fear dismissal due to the poor results at the end of the season. However, Barcelona does not seem to have the financial means to pay a severance pay. Laporta would now consider offering Koeman a different type of contract. This would allow the trainer to enforce an extra contract year by achieving certain objectives.
In order to save on wage costs, Koeman’s basic salary will be reduced and the bonuses to be earned will be increased. The trainer would be positive about the proposal and make a decision in the coming days. Koeman was in the Netherlands in recent days, but returned to Barcelona on Tuesday. Performance-oriented contracts were according to Sport by the way, already common in the time that Johan Cruijff was coach of Barcelona. The Spanish superpower is currently offering new players similar contracts.
Laporta and the Koeman camp seemed to be on a collision course last week. The president of Barça is said to have informed the coach that he will be looking for a replacement for the next two weeks. Moreover, Laporta made public that Koeman would have been hospitalized urgently. That turned out to be an exaggeration: Koeman was only briefly in the hospital for a check-up. Wasserman, the trainer’s management, declared war on Laporta in a tweet. “Imagine: I want to marry you, but I have doubts. Give me two weeks to find a better partner … If I can’t find the right person, we’ll get married!” the situation of Koeman at Barcelona.
On Monday, Laporta made a different sound, when the president was asked about Koeman’s situation at the presentation of Sergio Agüero. “I said that we discussed a period of reflection with Koeman,” said the chairman. “We have to evaluate what went well last season and what didn’t. We needed this rest period and we will see each other again within a week or ten days, but there is contact. The intention is to respect the current contract. The talks are progressing. very well. The period of reflection was necessary. “
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