The Sporting Director of Barcelona, Deco, has distanced himself from several coaches after the announcement made by Xavi Hernandez that he will leave at the end of the season. There is little clarity on who will be the next coach in Catalonia, nor what kind of profile they might have.
After it was reported last week that Porto manager Sergio Conceicao had fallen under consideration, his rival at Sporting CP Ruben Amorim has been put Deco during an interview with Nascer do Sol. Sport he brought his words.
“Now, all the hypotheses are on the table. But which Portuguese coach? How ready are they to take charge of Barcelona, and all the difficulties involved.I know that Reuben Amorim he does a good job at Sporting and he plays a similar style to Barcelona, but I think he has very little experience”.
Amorim spent the last four years at Sporting, where he won a Portuguese championship, three league cups and a supercup, after a short spell at Braga. In recent years, Barcelona have looked at managers who have a link with the club from their playing days, but neither Xavi Hernandez nor Ronald Koeman have consistently impressed, despite a Copa del Rey, a La Liga title and a Spanish Supercup.