The FC Barcelona has gone out to the step of an information desvelada in the last hours by "TV3", in which it ensured that the sportive director of the club, Robert Fernández, had contacted telephonically this Friday with the trainer of the Athletic of Bilbao, Ernesto Valverde, and that the president Josep Maria Bartomeu lor had done the past Tuesday with the maximum mandator of the Basque group, Josu Urrutia.
The Barcelona has denied categorically said information, independently that Ernesto Valverde follow being in the diary of possible candidates to occupy the bench of the FC Barcelona the next season 2017-18, already without Luis Enrique.
"The FC Barcelona denies categorically have asked permission to the Athletic Club to negotiate the contracting of his technician Ernesto Valverde, as it has informed tonight Televisió of Catalonia. Likewise the Club denies that the technical secretary Robert Fernández have contacted with Ernesto Valverde in the last days to negotiate his incorporation to the FC Barcelona", has published the Barça.
Valverde, one of the favourites to direct to the Barça
Of this way, the club has wanted to leave clear that has not spoken still with Valverde, and that probably will not do it until it finish the current season, when being immersed so much the Athletic like the Barça in official competitions that require maximum attention.
This yes, Valverde keeps on being to day of today one of the main favourites to occupy the bench of the FC Barcelona together with Juan Carlos Unzué, current second technician of the Barcelona and that it would be the option continuista with the project of Luis Enrique in case to be chosen.