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Barcelona Say They Want to Keep Ernesto Valverde, Philippe Coutinho, Jordi Alba

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said he wants to retain manager Ernesto Valverde and star players Philippe Coutinho and Jordi Alba this summer.

The Blaugrana supremo praised the trio and declared he wants them to be at the Camp Nou for the start of next season.

Valverde won La Liga in his first season after joining from Athletic Bilbao to replace Luis Enrique in 2017, and the 54-year-old has maintained his standards by leading the division this term.

Speaking to Marca (h/t Richard Fay of the Manchester Evening News), Bartomeu said he believes the manager is happy in Catalonia after his journeyman coaching career.