The Dutch coach's current contract expires at the end of the season but the club are open to giving him an extension Ronald Koeman says he hopes to stay on as Barcelona coach for many years to come. Koeman's place at the helm of Barca looked uncertain during the close season as president Joan Laporta suggested they could replace him, but he has been trusted to guide the team into the current...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman has been talking to the press ahead of Barcelona’s first game of the new La Liga season on Sunday against Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou. The Dutchman spoke about playing in front of fans, Lionel Messi’s departure and offered an update on a number of first-team players. Here, as usual, are the best bits: Koeman on playing Real Sociedad in front of fans We are reall...Full Story »

Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman believes the club must "close the book" on the Lionel Messi era after their talisman left to join Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain. Messi, 34, signed a two-year deal with an option for a third year with Mauricio Pochettino's side on Tuesday, and Koeman said it had been a difficult journey for all involved, as the Argentina superstar moved on from the club he jo...Full Story »

Pep Guardiola recently enjoyed a round of golf with former Barcelona teammate and current head coach Ronald Koeman, and the Manchester City boss is convinced that the Dutchman is the right man to lead the Blaugrana in the coming season. The City coach was full of praise for Koeman's job in his first season in the dugout at the Camp Nou and believes he deserves a second campaign to prove his w...Full Story »

The Dutchman will be given the chance to see out his contract at Camp Nou, despite a mixed first year at the helm Barcelona president Joan Laporta has confirmed that Ronald Koeman will continue in his position as head coach for the 2021-22 season. Koeman has just completed his first full campaign in charge at Camp Nou, having initially been drafted in to succeed Quique Setien in the dugout l...Full Story »

Barcelona are considering the Belgium coach Roberto Martinez as a possible alternative to Ronald Koeman if they decide to move on from the Dutchman this summer, multiple sources have confirmed to ESPN. Koeman, along with his agent, Rob Jansen, met with Barca president Joan Laporta on Tuesday at the club's Camp Nou offices to discuss his future. Jansen told reporters the meeting was "positive...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman met with Barcelona president Joan Laporta at the club's Camp Nou offices on Tuesday to decide whether he remains in charge of the club next season. Koeman, accompanied by his agent, Rob Jansen, met with Laporta, vice president Rafael Yuste and director of football Mateu Alemany for just over 30 minutes. They discussed where Barca's season went wrong, but delayed making any offi...Full Story »

Barcelona sealed third place on the final day of the LaLiga Santander season with a 1-0 win over Eibar. But it was on Sunday morning that Ronald Koeman and his staff brought their season to a close with a breakfast at the club's training ground. The players, coaching staff and other staff members gathered for a breakfast to close the curtain on a disappointing campaign. The whole Barcelona sq...Full Story »

Every coach and player is media trained to the point that they won’t say anything controversial by accident, so anything big that comes out of their press conferences and interviews is generally being said for a reason. The usual motive will be to put some pressure on someone to do something, and it appears that Ronald Koeman is heaping the pressure on Barcelona to get his future sorted...Full Story »

Barcelona's board are preparing to replace coach Ronald Koeman. RAC1 says the Catalan club have "99 percent" decided to sack the Dutch coach. The other one percent depends on them being able to find a suitable replacement. If they can't, Koeman could continue. The report explains that Koeman is not Joan Laporta's choice, given he was appointed by Josep Maria Bartomeu, and that the Barça...Full Story »

Ronald Koeman sincerely hopes Lionel Messi has not played his last game at the Nou Camp as the Dutchman does not know who else could score Barcelona’s goals.Messi’s contract at Barca is still set to expire at the end of the season and, with no public declaration of a decision on his next move seemingly forthcoming from either player or club, it appears time is running out.The Argenti...Full Story »