Barcelona in 'talks' with Kuman

 

According to Spanish media, Ronald Kuman is going to be the new coach of Barcelona. An indication of the matter was found in the words of a spokesperson of the club. He said the Catalan club was in talks with the Netherlands coach over contract issues.

A spokesman for the club told Reuters on Tuesday.

Barcelona sacked coach Kiki Setien on Monday after losing by a record margin in the history of the Champions League. The name of the new coach will be announced in the next few days, the statement said.

In that case, Kuman's name is being heard more. As a player, he was an important member of the then coach Johan Cruyff's famous 'Dream Team' in Barcelona in the early nineties. Was the club's first European Cup winner in 1992; He scored the only winning goal of the free-kick match in extra time in the final against Sampdoria.

Kuman was the assistant coach of Barcelona at the beginning of his coaching career. He started his career as the head coach of the club in his home country Netherlands. After defending the country's most successful club Ajax, Spain's Valencia, England's Southampton, and Everton, the former defender took charge of the Netherlands national team in 2016.

Holding his hand, the Dutch became runners-up in the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League in 2019, taking place in the main stage of this year's European Championship. Outbreaks of coronavirus have pushed back Europe's fight for a year.