An insight into the advice afforded to the Barcelona brass by one of the club’s stars regarding the potential appointment of Hansi Flick has today been forthcoming.
The info comes courtesy of Helena Condis of COPE, and reveals that Deco and co. sought out the wisdom of İlkay Gündoğan regarding Flick’s traits.
Midfielder Gündoğan for his part played under his fellow countryman’s watch during their shared time together with the German national team.
With Barcelona understood to be giving serious consideration to appointing Flick as the replacement for Xavi in the club’s dugout, they are in turn doing their due diligence, by way of seeking out as much information as possible.
And Gündoğan’s take on the characteristics of the man whom he could well call boss next season has been revealed.
As per the aforementioned Helena Condis, the Blaugrana star labelled Flick a ‘good coach’.
However, Gündoğan also highlighted the 59-year-old’s lenient tendencies, admitting that he is not as intense or ‘strict’ as another German coach tipped for the Camp Nou bench, in Thomas Tuchel.
Nevertheless, Flick remains by some way the leading candidate to replace Xavi as Barcelona’s next manager.
Conor Laird | GSFN
