Barcelona boss Flick the latest to show his commitment with gesture ahead of new season
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has this week moved to reiterate his full commitment to the cause at the club with a view to the season ahead.
This comes amid confirmation that the German has made the call to return to work early this week.
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Barcelona's players and staff are due to report for the start of pre-season this coming weekend, specifically on Sunday, July 13th.
A number of the Blaugrana's stars have already been spotted back at The Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper over recent days, with Ronald Araújo the latest to have reported back early on Wednesday.
And as alluded to above, on Thursday, this group of players will be reunited with their manager.
As revealed by Diario AS, Hansi Flick intends to cut his vacation time short, to return to work in Catalunya's capital on Thursday.
Despite his spectacular debut campaign on the Barcelona bench, tactician Flick is evidently keen not to rest on his laurels ahead of the fast-approaching 2025/26 campaign.
Conor Laird – GSFN
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