Rijkaard to leave Barcelona during the summer
May 1st 2008 16:43
After having been blamed by the club's directors for Barcelona's Champions League semi-final exit, Frank Rijkaard seems to be set for a summertime departure from the Catalan club. A fundraiser and organizer at teaming.info who worked with the manager stated on his blog on Thursday morning that Rijkaard would be leaving Barcelona in a few weeks. Rumors have swirled that the former Dutch international had lost the support of many in his locker room, and with Barcelona going two seasons in a row without a trophy, heads were almost certain to roll. Rijkaard's would appear, then, to be the first, but will most likely not be the last. The manager is expected to finish the season with the club, which ends with Barcelona facing Murcia in La Liga on May 18th. In the meantime, Barcelona are technically still in the title hunt with five matches to play. However, with Real Madrid 14 points in front, Barca will more likely have their sights set on Villarreal, four points ahead of them in second place. A third place finish would be their worst since 2002/2003, and would be one last bitter pill for Frank Rijkaard to swallow at the Nou Camp before making his exit.
Jose Mourinho is conspicuously without a job at the moment. Could he be the man to fill Rijkaard's shoes?
Source: http://blog.teaming.info/
Jose Mourinho is conspicuously without a job at the moment. Could he be the man to fill Rijkaard's shoes?
Source: http://blog.teaming.info/
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