According to Diario AS, there has been some movement in talks between Andrea Pirlo and Barcelona. Yes, you heard that correctly.
The report details that despite Pirlo’s disastrous season at Juventus, president Joan Laporta is fascinated with the Italian and believes he can be the next great Barcelona manager.
Journalist Gerard Romero has a bit of insight into why Laporta is thinking about Pirlo but it seems the president still has to convince a lot of his colleagues.
“Pirlo is a personal gamble by Joan Laporta,” he told TMW. “The Blaugrana President feels he has a gift for discovering the coaches and is thinking seriously about it.