Overview
- Catalan outlets reported on Thursday that president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco have identified Cesc Fàbregas as Barcelona’s preferred successor and have begun talks about a future role.
- Hansi Flick remains under contract until 2028 after a recent extension and has said he does not expect to stay at one club for a decade, so the club frames this as planned, medium-term succession rather than an immediate change.
- Fàbregas, a La Masia graduate, has raised his profile by guiding Como to the club’s first-ever UEFA Champions League qualification, a rise that sources say prompted Barcelona’s interest.
- Reports say Fàbregas’s Como deal also runs to 2028 and may include a clause allowing a move to Barcelona, but all accounts so far rely on unnamed sources and there is no official confirmation from the club.
- Barcelona are also said to be monitoring former coach Luis Enrique as an alternative, and a staged succession could reshape Como’s future, affect Fàbregas’s career path, and influence the market for young, tactically aligned managers.