War at Barcelona: Ronald Koeman healthy on plane to NL | Sport

sport">“It’s total nonsense,” said Jansen. “A president is not allowed to say such things at all, that is an invasion of privacy. Ronald only had his blood pressure measured. He has had a cardiac catheterization and is therefore checked occasionally. It is nothing more.”

sport">What inspired Laporta to bring such a negative story about his health about Koeman is a mystery. It can only indicate his umpteenth action to further damage the trainer, who won the cup with his club this season.

sport">Koeman has been in hospital, but that concerned the regular check-ups that he has had every three months since his cardiac catheterization. It concerns only a small check that fits in with the aftercare of anyone who has had a heart attack.

dirty war

sport">It makes clear that within the club Barcelona there is a dirty war going on. Because Koeman himself is in the air, he cannot respond yet. But people in his environment speak of an ‘outrageous action’ by Laporta.

sport">“Where does Laporta get the courage to speak about the private situation in an official press conference, because that is still a regular check in the hospital. It is total nonsense,” said a confidant of Koeman.

sport">The impact is also great for the coach’s family in the Netherlands. Laporta’s ‘fake news’ has been widely picked up and could further damage the reputation of Koeman internationally, who has been treated terribly badly by the president in recent weeks.

Prefer your own candidate

sport">In recent times it has become clear that Laporta would rather have a candidate of his own in the chair of the head coach and not one chosen by his predecessor Josep Bartomeu.

sport">Laporta gave the impression that Koeman is dealing with great stress. That would have been caused by uncertainty about his future at the Spanish top club.

sport">Exactly one year ago, the Dutchman underwent emergency surgery because of heart problems.

sport">“He scared us, but he’s fine,” Laporta said. “He had to go to the hospital, but I spoke to him. I told him to take it easy.”

sport">The chairman did not want to say whether Koeman may serve out his contract. “We are honest and open with each other, and that’s good. But he is a coach that we didn’t get: he was already here, so the talks are necessary to see if we want to go in the same direction.”

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