Hansi Flick has been confirmed as the new coach of Barcelona, after the sacking of Xavi Hernández. The former Bayern Munich manager joins on a two-year deal, worth about €3.5m (£3m) a year plus incentives, which was closed during meetings with the club and his agent, Pini Zahavi, in the city on Tuesday. The 59-year-old had been out of work since his sacking as Germany’s coach in September last year.
Barcelona described Flick as a manager “known for his intense, ambitious high press” and cited a “wide experience at club and international level, in which he has won practically every title that can be won in world football”.
