Pini Zahavi, the manager of Hans-Dieter Flick, will soon arrive in Barcelona to watch El Clásico and finalize the details of the German coach’s contract extension with Barcelona. This extension will add one year to Flick’s current contract, making it valid until 2027.

Zahavi will meet with the club’s senior executives during his visit. There is also an excellent incentive for this trip: El Clásico, which will take place next Sunday at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, where Flick’s Barcelona will seek victory and a decisive blow against their direct rival in the title race.

However, Zahavi’s presence in Barcelona is not solely due to this crucial match. The more important and behind-the-scenes reason is to finalize Flick’s contract extension for another season, extending it until 2027, while the current contract of the German coach is valid until the summer of 2026.

This new agreement until 2027 is almost finalized, with only minor differences remaining, which are expected to be resolved in upcoming meetings with Barcelona officials. Despite the team’s recent elimination from the UEFA Champions League, Flick continues to enjoy widespread support within the club, an issue that has made his contract extension—even beyond the presidency of Joan Laporta, which ends in 2026—face no particular doubts. The club president wants to retain Flick for two more seasons to bring more stability to the current project.

On the other hand, Flick has no interest in long-term contracts, a topic he has previously spoken about openly. He does not even favor a one-year extension with conditional clauses based on achieving objectives. The 60-year-old German coach, while fully satisfied with his time at Barcelona, prefers to control his professional future with short-term contracts to maintain greater flexibility—an approach that, under current circumstances, given the admiration for his working methods by many at the club, is seen as a sign of his professional maturity.

Despite the imminent likelihood of an agreement between the club and Flick’s agent, both parties intend to refrain from any official announcement until the end of the season.