Barcelona coach Jonatan Giraldez is ready to depart the membership on the finish of the Liga F season, including that his subsequent job is “exterior of Europe”.
Giraldez, who took cost of the membership in 2021, has gained the Liga F title twice in dominant trend, with Barcelona dropping only one out of 72 league video games below the Spaniard.
He guided them to the Girls’s Champions League title in 2023, beating Wolfsburg within the last because the Barcelona gained their second European title. Additionally they beat Chelsea within the semi-finals.
Giraldez has additionally gained the Copa de la Reina and two Spanish Tremendous Cups throughout his tenure up to now, serving to to ascertain Barcelona as one in every of Europe’s high groups.
He has additionally just lately been nominated alongside Chelsea’s Emma Hayes and England supervisor Sarina Wiegman for 2023 FIFA Greatest Girls’s Coach.
“I knowledgeable the membership that I do not intend to resume my contract,” Giraldez stated.
“I wish to go away them sufficient time to kind issues out and discover the absolute best future. Final Friday I instructed the gamers and workers in regards to the state of affairs. I needed them to know the explanations for my choice.”
Giraldez has been linked with a transfer to the USA’s Nationwide Girls’s Soccer League (NWSL) in current weeks.
Requested in regards to the hyperlinks, Giraldez added: “I can solely say it is exterior of Europe. I might not wish to compete in opposition to Barca.”
Barcelona are high of the Liga F standings on 36 factors after 12 video games, 9 forward of second-placed Actual Madrid.
They’ve additionally gained all three of their Champions League video games up to now in Group A. They play Rosengard of their subsequent group sport on Thursday.
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Sky Sports activities’ Charlotte Marsh:
“First Emma Hayes introduced her Chelsea departure, now Barcelona coach Giraldez will likely be making his personal exit come Could.
“He has maintained Barcelona’s successful mentality because the undisputed queens of Spain. Already a coach on the membership, he stepped into the managerial position simply after the membership had gained their first Champions League title and continued to information Barcelona to successive finals.
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“His crew too will likely be among the many favourites to win the Liga F and Champions League titles once more this season, with loads nonetheless to play for. It isn’t foolish to imagine that Giraldez will add a number of extra winners medals to his assortment earlier than his contract expires.
“His unimaginable successful runs, particularly in Liga F, is a testomony to his expertise. If the rumours are to be believed, the NWSL will likely be graced by one of many most interesting coaches on the planet with Giraldez testing himself in a brand new continent and new atmosphere.
“The 32-year-old has by no means coached exterior of Spain, and even exterior of Catalonia. It’s fairly unimaginable what a coach of his age has already achieved and with that in thoughts, a brand new check is sensible after successful the whole lot you possibly can with a membership in Europe.
“And with Hayes and Giraldez each leaving their posts, it’s all change amongst Europe’s elite golf equipment. Nothing lasts without end, however the ladies’s soccer panorama on the continent will look very totally different at first of the 2024/25 season.”