Not everything is laughter: The fortune that Ronald Koeman still claims from Barcelona for his dismissal

Ronald Koeman's cycle at Barcelona was far from what was expected. After a season in which the team won the Copa del Rey, the leadership of Joan Laporta reluctantly chose to respect his contract, which had been signed by the previous leadership and they trusted that the Dutchman would improve the team's game. in this campaign. However, after the defeats against Benfica, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, among others, the board chose to throw him out.

Since October 27, the day the club announced the news, to date, the coach continues to negotiate compensation for his departure and the parties seem to be far from an agreement. Is that the Catalan site Sport revealed that Koeman wants to pocket about USD 13.8 million, while from the Camp Nou the last offer that they approached him was USD 8.6 million.

The Dutchman was removed from Barcelona after 67 games, 39 wins, 12 draws and 16 losses, a statistic that does not seem to be so serious. However, when it is analyzed in depth it is discovered that he always lost to Real Madrid, he never could with Atlético del Cholo Simeone, last season he was third in La Liga and in this his cycle ended with the team ninth in the table.

Meanwhile, the directive of the Blaugrana cast trusts that this Friday the arrival of Xavi Hernández could be closed. Negotiations between the Spanish club and Al Sadd, where the former footballer currently directs, have entered their "final phase," a source close to the negotiations told the AFP agency on Thursday.