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Revealed: Why Everton boss Koeman ‘not likely to become the next Barcelona manager’

Revealed: Why Everton boss Koeman ‘not likely to become the next Barcelona manager’

Barcelona are still monitoring the situation around Europe as the blaugrana are still looking for a possible replacement of Luis Enrique for the next campaign. The Spanish boss has already announced that he will be leaving the Camp Nou at the end of the season and a host of managers are already being linked with a move to Cataluña.

According to Sport.es, Everton boss Ronald Koeman is one of Barcelona’s options although there are some pros and cons regarding a possible appointment of the Dutchman as the next blaugrana head coach. Koeman is a former Barcelona player and his background would undoubtedly help him to beat the other candidates in race for the Barcelona job. Trouble is, Koeman has a € 8 million release clause which Barcelona are not willing to activate as they believe the manager’s minimum transfer fee is just too high for them.

​Barcelona are not open to pay any release clause to hire a new manager in the summer but the Camp Nou hierarchy are said to be looking for a manager who is already familiar with Barcelona and its footballing culture.

That’s why Real Sociedad’s Eusebio Sancristan is also being considered as a possible replacement for Luis Enrique. The former Barcelona B manager, however, could also have a release clause which should be lower than Koeman’s.

RB Salzburg’s Óscar García Junyent ha also being monitored by representatives of Barcelona and even if the Spaniard does not have a huge International experience, he’s very confident with the style of football of Barcelona.

Jorge Sampaoli and Jurgen Klopp are not concrete options anymore as neither of them has a Barcelona pedigree which, at the moment, is the most important feature that Luis Enrique’s possible replacement must have.