Luis Enrique to continue as Barcelona manager after Champions League win

Luis Enrique is set to continue as Barcelona’s manager after guiding the club to a treble in his debut season, according to the club’s president, Josep Maria Bartomeu, who also admitted the club are “closely monitoring” the Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba.

“There is no reason to break our contract with Enrique after he earned full marks for this season,” Bartomeu told Sport.

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The 45-year-old head coach had cast doubt on his future, saying his position at the club would be discussed following Saturday’s Champions League final against Juventus. Victory for the Catalan club completed a treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League, despite difficulties earlier in the season which led to the coach being placed under pressure after a defeat to Atlético Madrid in which he opted to rest Lionel Messi and Neymar.
Following that result, Bartomeu had called for presidential elections this summer to relieve “the tension Barça is going through”, but the outstanding end to the season, in which Barça beat Real Madrid to the La Liga title by two points, has seemingly made Luis Enrique’s position secure.
On Pogba, Bartomeu said: “Pogba is an iconic player at Juventus and has a contract there – we have not tried to sign him but we are closely monitoring his progress.”

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