Luis Enrique signs new deal as Barca manager
The former Barca and Spain midfielder had refused to say whether he would stay on after Saturday’s 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has ended uncertainty over his future by agreeing a one-year contract extension with the Spanish and European champions until the end of the 2016-17 season.
Barca president Josep Maria Bartomeu announced the agreement at a news conference on Tuesday assessing a season in which the Catalan giants won a treble of Champions League and domestic league and Cup titles in Luis Enrique’s first term in charge.
The former Barca and Spain midfielder, who was upset with the sacking of sporting director Andoni Zubizarreta in January, had refused to say whether he would stay on when quizzed about his future after Saturday’s 3-1 win over Juventus in the Champions League final.
Barca became the first team to win the treble in the same season on two occasions, repeating their feat from 2009.
"After a year like the one we have had, with difficulties but with a great end result, we are more than excited hoping to secure more titles," Luis Enrique said on Barca’s website after signing his new deal.
Bartomeu, flanked by the three trophies, also formally stepped down to allow him to stand in the forthcoming presidential election, which he called in January with the club in the midst of an institutional crisis.