FC Barcelona's Flick Wants Revolutionary Development For First Team
FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has asked the club to build a residence for the first team ... More according to Catalunya Radio, which cited anonymous sources.
FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has asked the club to build a residence for the first team according to Catalunya Radio, which cited anonymous sources.
The German has revolutionised the Catalans off the pitch after suffering a trophyless season last term under his fired predecessor Xavi Hernandez.
Barca currently leads La Liga by three points, and is through to the Copa del Rey final where it will face a team it already beat to lift the Spanish Super Cup in bitter rival Real Madrid on April 26.
Furthermore, Flick's men have advanced to the Champions League quarterfinals and have a realistic chance of getting to a first semifinal since 2019 providing they can see off Borussia Dortmund over two legs from next week onwards.
It's not just the results that speak for themselves, however, and instead the way Flick has a previously clunky engine functioning in prime form on his watch.
Barca is widely-believed to play the most visually attractive soccer in Europe at the moment, and regularly racks up more than four goals per outing while the players are clearly enjoying themselves.
Flick is though to be getting the best out of charges because of the meticulous way he studied the club, and especially La Masia, ahead of taking over the reins from Xavi.
Wishing to head a 'medium-to-long term' project, Flick has requested that a sort of residence is built at the club's Joan Gamper CT which is an idea that has been approved by the board according to Catalunya Radio.
The two-or-three storey building is something that rival outfits such as Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid already boast, the men's first team would use the facility the most to stay over when needed instead of having to rely on hotels when staying overnight is needed.
At this moment the project doesn't have any deadlines or start dates to get underway. Yet even if Flick falls short of landing a first treble for Barca since 2015, he's almost certain to continue in his role in 2025/2026.
Flick's contract also expires on June 30 of the latter year, i.e. at the end of the next campaign, but there has been reported interest about getting his terms extended.
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