The unexpected coach who was close to replacing Luis Enrique at Barça

Laurent Blanc could turn into the trainer of the FC Barcelona after the exit of Luis Enrique. The Barcelona had it tanteado, because they considered him like one of the big alternative to replace to the Asturian, the one who had decided to put an end him to his path in the Camp Nou and 'denied' to extend his agreement.

The ex French footballer and current trainer of the To the-Rayyan of Catar confessed it in an interview to the magazine 'Panenka': "we Speak two or thrice with Eric Abidal. Obviously it was a dream train to an institution like the Barça, but did not give by several reasons. It was not the moment or somebody thought that was not prepared for this. Like this it is the life". Finally, in this moment finished arriving Ernesto Valverde to the benches of the FC Barcelona.

Blanc Also reviewed the actuality of the group blaugrana and 'wetted' on the exit of Leo Messi in the last summer and back signing by the PSG of the stars: "For the French football is incredible to have in a same championship to Messi, Neymar and Mbappé. The PSG is in another planet, yes, but for the French league is well see day after day to these players. If I look it from the side of the Barça, think that have committed monumental errors. Monumental".

The ex defender added, besides, that "no only by Messi, but by the last four or five years. They have lost to incredible players, that a club like the Barça can not allow. You can not lose to Neymar or to Messi, because it is very difficult that can replace them", sentenced.

I review to his career in the Barça

In his interview to 'Panenka', Blanc also spoke on the year that lived being player of the Barça: "it called Me Cruyff and said me: "I have seen You play and want to speak with you". I took an aeroplane with my agent and went to Barcelona. In that moment was free, after finish my agreement in Auxerre. I gathered me with him and with the leaders of the Barça. They went out some problems with the agreement, but Cruyff solved it fast and said me "remain to the two to eat", but had not eaten any", because the Dutch was sacked.

In any case, Blanc related all his history: : "I went Me to the hotel, me duché and put the television while it prepared me. Had put TV3 (Televisió of Catalonia) and memory that interrupted the programming to give the news of the dismissal of Cruyff. It could not it believe, thought that it was a prank. I called to my agent and said me "is truth, have sacked him". Neither I ate with him, neither I had him like trainer and this hurt me because for my era one of the big of the football. I had a lot respect by the gentleman Robson, understood us well, but always remained me the spine nailed of have not been trained by Johan Cruyff", stood out.

Finally, it spoke of the season like such, with Bobby Robson: "Memory that had spoken me of a boy of 19 years that played in the PSV (Ronaldo), but did not give him a lot of importance. When I saw him, I hallucinated. It was something of another world. Besides we had to Figo, Stoichkov, Guardiola, Giovanni, Bakero…"