Barcelona President Joan Laporta commented on the decision to dismiss Javi Hernandez as the Catalan team's head coach.
"Javi is a person I value very much. My colleagues and I decided that we needed a new impetus on the coaching bench. This is the club's decision. I will always be grateful to Javi. He came to the club in a difficult period, having won La Liga and the Super Cup. But last season the team did not do well.
I am grateful to Xavi. But we needed this momentum. I think Flick is the right option to bring that momentum," Mundo Deportivo quoted Laporte as saying.