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The curiosity of the meeting between Laporta and Koeman that ended with the DT out of Barcelona

By Alexis Almosnino

FCBarcelona announced the dismissal of the first team coach, Ronald Koeman, after the Catalans lost, in Vallecas (1-0), their second consecutive game in LaLiga Santander.

FCBarcelona announced the dismissal of the first team coach, Ronald Koeman, after the Catalans lost, in Vallecas (1-0), their second consecutive game in LaLiga Santander.

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He didn't even wait to get home. The annoyance due to the defeat in Vallecas was so great that Joan Laporta did not have to think too much, nor did he have to wait, to decide the dismissal of Ronald Koeman from the technical direction of FC Barcelona. In fact, the president of the Barça club took the final decision during the return flight. The Dutchman offered his last press conference in Vallecas and before landing in El Prat he received the news of his dismissal.

"The president of the club, Joan Laporta, has communicated this to him after the defeat against Rayo Vallecano," said the Barça entity in the statement released to the public. And according to the Catalan newspaper ‘Sport’, on the way between Madrid and Barcelona, Koeman learned that he was no longer a culé coach.

According to what the aforementioned medium details, while Ronald Koeman gave his press conference, ultimately the last one, the Barça president practically already had the decision taken. After leaving Vallecas, Laporta got on the plane with which the Blaugrana expedition returned to Barcelona very angry. And during the flight he finished making the decision to dismiss Koeman, after listening to the opinions of the senior staff of the board of directors and the sports management that accompanied him.

Thus, and before landing in Catalonia, the Dutchman knew the news officially, and this Thursday he will go to the Barça practice to say goodbye to the squad, who on Saturday play against Alavés for LaLiga.


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