It is not exuberant football that has been in pride of place at Barcelona since Ernesto Valverde took over trænerposten in the summer of 2017, but nonetheless, he delivered a championship and a pokaltitel in his first season, and this season the club has headed towards a new championship.

the Management of FC Barcelona has also therefore shown satisfaction with the pragmatic spaniard, and now it has thrown a contract extension for the 55-year-old football coach.

Barcelona informs on its website that the two parties have agreed to extend the cooperation until the summer of 2020, and in addition there is the option to extend the contract until the summer of 2021.

so far Barcelona played 96 matches with Ernesto Valverde at the helm, and here it has been to 65 victories and only nine defeats.