Laporta plans to announce changes at Barcelona

Barca won the Copa del Rey but was knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by Paris St-Germain. It's LaLiga campaign has also been far from perfect, with a third place finish looking most likely.

Published : May 19, 2021 13:05 IST

Laporta, who returned for a second spell in charge at the Camp Nou in March, said that decisions on the future will be made shortly.
Laporta, who returned for a second spell in charge at the Camp Nou in March, said that decisions on the future will be made shortly.
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Laporta, who returned for a second spell in charge at the Camp Nou in March, said that decisions on the future will be made shortly.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta has said changes are imminent at the club as the men's side approaches the end of a disappointing season.

Barca can at best finish third in La Liga this term, having seen its former forward Luis Suarez fire Atletico Madrid towards the title while it has toiled for large parts of the campaign with arch rival Real Madrid also above them.

Barca won the Copa del Rey but was knocked out of the Champions League in the last 16 by Paris St-Germain.

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Coach Ronald Koeman's future has been up for debate in recent weeks, with the club's revered former midfielder Xavi Hernandez heavily linked to the post.

Speaking at a Catalan Sports Festival, Laporta, who returned for a second spell in charge at the Camp Nou in March, said that decisions on the future will be made shortly.

"I said I'd review things with the team at the end of the season, in terms of how they played and the results," he said.

"We won the Copa del Rey and are very proud of that, but we were knocked out of the Champions League very early on and threw away the league in an incomprehensible way in my point of view.

"From next week, you'll see a series of decisions taken that need to be made and we'll announce them. "When I talk about it being the end of a cycle or renewals that are needed it's because I think that's what we need to do."

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