FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Euro 2020 Qualifier - Netherlands Press Conference - National Football Stadium at Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland, Britain - November 15, 2019 Netherlands coach Ronald Koeman during the press conference Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff/
(Reuters) - Ronald Koeman has said he is in talks to leave his role as Netherlands manager in order to succeed Quique Setien as coach of Barcelona, who continued a restructuring effort on Tuesday by sacking sporting director Eric Abidal.
Koeman, who is revered by Barca fans for delivering their first European Cup, will be expected to lead Barca's rebuilding work after they were subjected to an 8-2 drubbing by Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
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