Barcelona Takes Closing Essential Step in Hansi Flick Appointment as Their New Manager

(Photo : Stuart Franklin/Getty Images) COLOGNE, GERMANY – Hansi Flick, Head Coach of Germany provides the crew directions in the course of the worldwide pleasant match between Germany and Belgium at RheinEnergieStadion on March 28, 2023 in Cologne, Germany.

FC Barcelona is ready to finalize the appointment of Hansi Flick as their subsequent supervisor.

The German coach arrived within the Catalan capital on Tuesday, May 28, and the identical night, had dinner with membership President Joan Laporta, Vice President Rafa Yuste, and the board.

Flick is ready to formally signal his contract with Barcelona on Wednesday, May 29, based on Italian soccer journalist Fabrizio Romano.

The 59-year-old’s pact with the membership is for 2 seasons and can final till June 2026.

Meanwhile, former Barcelona supervisor Xavi Hernandez has opted to waive his anticipated wage of roughly €11 million ($11.9 million) for the upcoming season. However, his termination would nonetheless incur prices for the membership, amounting to €6.5 million ($7.1 million).

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These bills embody reimbursing Xavi with €2.5 million ($2.7 million), which he paid to terminate his contract with Qatari aspect Al Sadd prematurely in November 2021.

Additionally, Barcelona will cowl the supposed salaries of Xavi’s outgoing assistant teaching employees, which quantity to €4 million ($4.3 million).

Hansi Flick’s wage at Barcelona

Meanwhile, Flick is predicted to earn almost half of Xavi’s earlier wage, as he enters the venture understanding the membership’s monetary scenario.

The German tactician is ready to earn a gross wage of €6 million ($6.5 million), which might quantity to €3 million ($3.25 million) after taxes.

However, Flick might earn a €1 million bonus if Barcelona wins the Champions League, and a €750,000 bonus for successful La Liga, in comparison with €300,000 and €150,000 respectively for Xavi.

Moreover, Flick’s teaching employees members will earn the identical wage as him, €3 million web.