QThat Koeman’s future is hanging by a thread is no secret. Neither is that Laporta is beginning to move in search of his replacement. There are two names that are above the rest, Xavi Hernández and Roberto Martínez. Both are aware of the interest of Barcelona although there have not yet been official contacts with either of them.
Although they both have work, Xavi in Qatar and Martínez at the helm of the Belgian team, in no case would this be a brake for them to come. The two of you can disengage from your current commitments. There are other factors that can be important such as the fact of the team they come with. Xavi wants to have his own to have control of the dressing room, but also in the technical secretariat.
Martínez also has a group, although it is smaller. And finally, there is the timing. The Xavi option could be executed at any time, that of the Belgian team could not. Belgium plays the Nations Cup between October 6 and 10 and ‘Bob’ Martínez will lead his team in that competition. Non-negotiable issue. Precisely, sources from the Belgian Federation affirm that the coach has not asked for any exit.
Xavi and ‘Bob’ have very different profiles, but both fit very well in what Barcelona wants. The former was a Barça player for many years, he know the house by heart. His stage in Qatar has been very successful. Martínez, for his part, is a coach that Barça already thought about in the past; it’s a coach with enormous prestigeYou just have to see that Belgium has been the number one team in the FIFA ranking for three years.
At this time, they are the technicians Laporta thinks of if you have to dismiss Koeman, something that seems close although everything could change if you reverse the results.
