Quique Setien sacked by FC Barcelona
FC Barcelona have sacked Quique Setien. And according to reports, former Everton boss Ronald Koeman will replace Setien as Barcelona manager.
Setien was fired after the humiliating 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals.
“The Board of Directors have agreed that Quique Setien is no longer the first team coach,” read a statement on the Barcelona website on Monday night.
“This is the first decision within a wider restructuring of the first team which will be agreed between the current technical secretary and the new coach, who will be announced in the coming days.”
❗ Quique Setién no longer first team coach.
— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) August 17, 2020
The new coach will be announced in the coming days as part of a wide ranging restructuring of the first team.