Published 11:20 IST, January 14th 2020
Barcelona supporters celebrate Ernesto Valverde's sacking on Twitter
Barcelona fans express their happiness to the news of Barcelona sacking their manager Ernesto Valverde on Twitter. Read on for some exciting reactions.
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LaLiga champions FC Barcelona sacked ir manr Ernesto Valverde on Monday. club have named Quique Setien as his replacement. Twitter was abuzz with sacking as Barcelona fans expressed ir happiness on Twitter.
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Ernesto Valverde h six months left in his Barcelona contract
Ernesto Valverde h six months left in his contract, along with an option to extend it furr by a year. However, he was sacked after team’s t-so-impressive performance in current season. Though Catalan giants are currently leing in LaLiga, y were kcked out by Atletico Mrid in semi-final of Spanish Super Cup recently.
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Barcelona fans celebrated Ernesto Valverde's sacking on Twitter
Xavi was also in contention to man Barcelona
Since defeat against Atletico Mrid, re h been frequent reports of former Barcelona midfielder Xavi as club’s next manr. However, Xavi’s present team Al Sd h categorically denied any such move from Spaniard. Xavi too is believed to have me it clear that he would t join a club in middle of campaign.
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Barcelona will next play against Grana in LaLiga
Quique Setien, a former Spanish midfielder, has mand likes of UD Las Palmas and Real Betis, having a vivid experience of managing in Spanish top-flight competition. He was Real Betis manr when y defeated Barcelona 4-3 at Camp u in 2018, which is Barcelona's last defeat at home. He is set to man his first game with Barcelona against Grana in LaLiga on Sunday, January 19, 2020 (January 20 IST).
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11:20 IST, January 14th 2020