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Barcelona Appoint New Manager After Valverde Sack

Barcelona have confirmed the appointment of former Real Betis manager, Quique Setien as their new head coach after Ernesto Valverde was shown the exit door on Monday.

Setien, 61, led Betis to their highest finish since 2005 and to the Copa del Rey semis before leaving in May.

He has agreed to a two-and-a-half-year deal and will be presented to the media at 13:30 GMT on Tuesday.

Read Also: Barcelona Sack Ernesto Valverde

In a statement, Barca said they had reached an agreement with Valverde to terminate his contract and thanked him “for his professionalism, his commitment, his dedication and his always positive treatment towards all that make up the Barca family”.

Otunba T.J Abass

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