Ronald Koeman: "Laporta fired me on the plane, with the players behind us"
The Dutch coach, who left Barcelona at the end of October, first revealed how he was informed of his dismissal: "I sat next to him on the flight. He told me I was a club legend, but never showed it."
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15/03/2022
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 17:36 Updated: 17:46
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Summary: Barcelona - Glatsray 0: 0 (Sport 1)
Less than five months after he was fired from Barcelona, Ronald Koeman surprised on a program on Dutch television and revealed how club president Joan Laporta had informed him of the decision.
"How did he fire me? What hurt me the most was that the players were sitting behind us on the plane and I had to sit next to him. He always told me I was a club legend, but he never showed it in relation to me."
The flight Coman is aiming for was after the 1-0 loss to Rayo Vallecano who joined the home loss in the Clásico.
The club initially planned to wait another day, but the matter was leaked to the media and the dismissals were brought forward.
Koeman felt betrayed and left very hurt.
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Left frustrated.
Ronald Koeman (Photo: Reuters)
About two weeks ago, in an interview with the AD newspaper in the Netherlands, Koeman said: "I was not the coach of Laporta. I had such a feeling from the first moment, after the election there was no click. I lacked the necessary support from above. You will not see me at Camp Nou in the near future, I can not do "It still is. I can not pretend that nothing happened to this president."
Koeman added: "Money was not the most important thing for me. I really wanted to be successful as a Barcelona coach, to do everything I could, but I realized that Laporta wanted to get rid of me because I was not appointed by him."
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