Barça stabbed Hansi Flick in the back

Barça betrayed Flick

Barça stabbed Hansi Flick in the back

Iñigo Martínez's departure to Al Nassr in the summer of 2025 continues to leave its mark behind the scenes at FC Barcelona. While the club's management justified the sale as a necessary move to reduce the wage bill, it has now emerged that Hansi Flick never approved this decision. According to Diario SPORT, the coach "was opposed to the transfer and did not support it", and is even said to be "unhappy with how the situation unfolded".

Amidst this turbulent period, Barça have at least secured the future of another central defender. The club has already reached an agreement to extend Eric García's contract, with just the official announcement pending. It's a strategic decision—vital to stabilize a backline weakened by financial constraints and forced departures.

The heavy 0–3 defeat to Chelsea in the Champions League only intensified the pressure on Flick. In a press conference, he admitted his team needed "to show more aggression in certain phases of play" before promising supporters they would "soon see a different Barça." The big question now is whether the club's management will give him the means to deliver on that promise.