Barcelona Reportedly Chooses And Opens Talks With Flick Replacement

BusinessSportsMoneyBarcelona Chooses And Opens Talks With Flick ReplacementByTom Sanderson,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tom Sanderson has been primarily based in Barcelona since 2019.Follow AuthorJun 04, 2026, 06:26am EDTJun 04, 2026, 06:32am EDTFC Barcelona has chosen and opened talks with the manager it wants to replace Hansi Flick according to reports from Catalonia.Getty ImagesFC Barcelona President Joan Laporta and Sporting Director Deco have already chosen Cesc Fabregas as their preferred successor to head coach Hansi Flick according to Catalunya Radio and SPORT, which cited anonymous sources.The former outlet explains how talks have already taken place between the two parties. During them, Fabregas has allegedly been told that he has the doors to the Spotify Camp Nou open to him in 2028.That’s because his contract ends that year, and could also include a clause that facilitiates his departure from his current club Como.In his first management job, Fabregas has taken Como out of obscurity and to unprecedented Champions League qualifcation. He did this by building a strong side mixed with veterans like ex-Barça defender Sergi Roberto and young prospects including former Real Madrid midfielder Nico Paz.ForbesHansi Flick Will Do Something At FC Barcelona Never Seen BeforeBy Tom SandersonHansi Flick’s contract at Barcelona also expires in 2028The mentioned year, 2028, is also important because it’s when Hansi Flick recently extended his contract until.MORE FOR YOUFlick’s about to do something he’s never done before in his career by starting a third campaign at a top club. Furthermore, no Blaugrana coach has managed that since current Champions League back-to-back winner Luis Enrique, who currently leads Paris Saint-Germain, did it from 2014 to 2017.Coincidentally, Luis Enrique oversaw the last UCL triumph at Barcelona in 2015. Flick has confessed publicly that he wants to bring the title he lifted at Baye...