An insight into the remarkable developments which played out behind the scenes at La Liga giants Barcelona late last month has today come to the fore.
The info comes courtesy of Diario Sport, and reveals that, for a matter of hours, Hansi Flick thought he had secured the Barcelona manager’s job.
German tactician Flick is of course currently locked in negotiations with the Blaugrana, over the prospect of taking over from Xavi in the summer.
Almost a month ago to the day, however, the 59-year-old was of the opinion that the post was his.