Setién will leave Barça and Pochettino is the favorite to relieve him

Josep Maria Bartomeu announced after the hecatomb of Barça-Bayern (2-8) that drastic decisions would be made in the next few days, and that some of them had already been made for weeks. As well, the first one who can jump out of the club is Quique Setién, which according to ‘RAC1’ will pack his bags in the next few days or hours, after an inadmissible defeat for a team like Barça.

If the Cantabrian coach had already been on the tightrope for weeks, the final thrust took place this Friday. Setién would no longer have any support in the club or, of course, among a culé fans that coincide when it comes to vetoing him from the bench. What is most surprising, however, is that His immediate replacement on the Barça bench may generate more controversy than consensus.

Is none other than Mauricio Pochettino, former player and former coach of RCD Espanyol and who, years ago, already made some statements that brought a tail when he assured that, before leading FC Barcelona one day, he preferred to return to his farm in Argentina. It was already remarkable that just a few days ago it was rectified in an interview, making it clear that to this day he would not say such words.

Well, according to the radio program ‘Tu Diràs’ on RAC1, the Argentine coach is the main candidate to replace Quique Setién on the bench, at least for the next season 2020-21. The aforementioned media, always very close to what happens within the club, ensures that at Barça they have been working for weeks on the arrival of Pochettino.

Pochettino would accept the challenge

Whoever was a finalist in the last edition of the Champions League in charge of Tottenham, and without a team for several months, would be willing to take the reins of FC Barcelona to turn it back into a team capable of winning titles, something that this season has not achieved for the first time since the 2007-08 season, just before Pep Guardiola landed.

Pochettino knows that it may be a temporary option, but he would be excited about the possibility of directing Barça and carving out a successful career and as long as possible in the club. Will your hiring be announced in the next few days? First, of course, it will be necessary to give the news of the dismissal of Quique Setién, something that could happen imminently.

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