Barcelona to hold new contract talks with head coach Hansi Flick

Barcelona are set to hold new contract extension talks with German head coach Hansi Flick, just months after his last renewal, following a strong start to the new campaign.

Club president Joan Laporta looks to lock down the German tactician for the long term. Under Flick, Barca have not only crafted a winning mentality but have done so with a brand of high-intensity, physically dominant football that has taken everyone by storm.

The Catalan club is dominating in La Liga and looking like a genuine contender on the European stage, prompting the club’s chiefs to act swiftly to ensure the engineer of this resurgence is locked down on a long-term contract to ward off potential suitors.

According to a new report from German publication Bild, the Barcelona board is plotting a major surprise for their head coach.

With contract talks usually saved for the summer or the dying embers of a season, Barcelona president Joan Laporta and sporting director Deco are determined to break with tradition.

They are reportedly planning a substantial offer to extend the 60-year-old’s stay well past his current contract. A move intended to secure the former German national team manager as the club’s sporting figure for many years.

Hansi Flick extented his Barca contract a further two years in May 2025

The reports further add that Laporta and Deco have prepared an improved contract offer aimed at fending off interest from Europe’s top clubs—and potential national team approaches—ahead of the 2026 World Cup.

Flick secured a domestic treble in his first season at Camp Nou and has not looked back since. His side currently lead La Liga table four points ahead of second-placed, and arch-rivals Real Madrid.

The desire to extend Flick’s contract is about more than just rewarding results; it is about stability. And it will be interesting to see how talks go between the two sides.

However, there are no surprises expected during behind-the-scenes contract talks, due to the harmony between the two parties over this short period.