Koeman is highly regarded by Barca for his career as a player in the successful team of Johan Cruyff known as Dream Team and for setting the goal that delivered the club’s first European Cup in 1992.
The defender, then assistant coach of the club, before embarking on a turbulent career as head coach, led the Dutch groups Ajax Amsterdam, PSV Eindhoven and Feyenoord, as well as the Premier League groups Southampton and Everton and Valencia de La Liga.
Spanish and Dutch media reported that Barca was in talks with Koeman, which led the Netherlands to qualify for the European Championships, which were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.