Ronald Koeman axes Suarez for Barcelona to sign a world class midfielder
A huge change is coming to Barcelona as the club are set to appoint a new manager
Barcelona officially confirmed the sacking of Quique Setien after just 25 games in charge of the club. After losing out on the La Liga, Setien’s lifeline to remain as the manager of Barca was to win the UEFA Champions League. However, the embarrassing defeat against Hansi Flick’s Bayern Munich was the final nail in the coffin for Setien’s tenure at the Catalan club.
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Fabrizio Romano has already reported that Ronald Koeman will shortly resign from his post as the manager of the Dutch national team to take over his former club Barcelona. According to reports, Ronald Koeman has set out a plan for the 2020/21 season that will include a few signings along with several departures of players that will not feature under him next season.
Amongst the players that Koeman does not want to work with next season is Luis Suarez. The 33-year-old will most likely be sold this summer and is already in talks with his former club Ajax Amsterdam.
With Suarez’s departure, Ronald Koeman plans to sign a talented midfielder
Luis Suarez has been heavily linked with his former club Ajax. Ronald Koeman has good ties at the Dutch club as well since the player spent four seasons at the club. According to le10Sport, Koeman is eager on signing Donny van de Beek of Ajax who is also a prime target of Real Madrid as Zidane believes the player could be the replacement for Luka Modric.
Nonetheless, Koeman is eager on bringing his 23-year-old compatriot on board to add some freshness in the midfield along with creativity with Frenkie de Jong. Barca could possibly negotiate a swap deal as well to reduce the midfielder’s price as the Dutch club is interested in Luis Suarez.
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A possible swap deal could see Suarez sign for his former side and Donny van de Beek join forces with Ronald Koeman and Frenkie de Jong at the Camp Nou.