Barcelona plan to announce Hansi Flick’s contract extension after winning La Liga – report | OneFootball

While all eyes are on Barcelona’s upcoming El Clasico against Real Madrid this weekend, the club are hard at work trying to close out the futures of a couple of key individuals in Robert Lewandowski and Hansi Flick.

While Lewandowski’s future has dominated the headlines, this week could prove equally important as far as Flick’s future is concerned.

Barcelona’s plan with Flick renewal

According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona’s plan is to officially announce Flick’s contract renewal only once the team wins La Liga. This is a condition deemed essential by the German coach himself.

That means the announcement would not come before next Tuesday at the earliest.

If Barcelona secure the title on Sunday, the players and staff are scheduled to hold a parade through the city on Monday to celebrate the league title with fans, just as they did last season after winning the domestic treble.

Barcelona want to secure the future of Hansi Flick until 2029. (Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images)

Agent Pini Zahavi, who represents both Flick and Robert Lewandowski, arrived in Barcelona last Wednesday and began a round of contacts on Thursday to finalise the renewal.

Early that morning, president-elect Joan Laporta visited Zahavi at his hotel on Passeig de Gracia and met with him for over three hours.

The meeting focused on finalising the details of a new contract that will keep Flick at Barcelona until June 2028, with his current deal expiring in June 2027.

The extension also includes an optional additional year, activatable by mutual agreement, subject to certain conditions.

The basis of the agreement was reached between both parties weeks ago. What remains now is putting the final details on paper.

Zahavi is also set to meet Barcelona sporting director Deco, who was in Brazil on personal business but is expected to return before El Clasico, to wrap up the remaining formalities before the deal is officially signed.