{"id":1119286,"date":"2019-12-09T18:11:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T18:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1119286"},"modified":"2019-12-09T18:11:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T18:11:45","slug":"rb-leipzig-julian-nagelsmann-beautiful-barcelona-job","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/rb-leipzig-julian-nagelsmann-beautiful-barcelona-job\/","title":{"rendered":"RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann hints at interest in &#8220;beautiful&#8221; Barcelona job"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann has opened the door on a future move to Barcelona amid interest from Arsenal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old technocrat only joined\u00a0Die Roten Bullen in the summer following three years at\u00a0Hoffenheim but is already been tracked by some of Europe&#8217;s top clubs, according to reports.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Could\u00a0Nagelsmann leave\u00a0RB Leipzig? Five things to know&#8230;\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Julian Nagelsmann has forged a reputation as one of Europe&#8217;s best tacticians.<\/li>\n<li>At just 32, the highly-coveted coach is already one of the game&#8217;s most notable managers.<\/li>\n<li>After three years at\u00a0Hoffenheim, in which he guided the club to the\u00a0Champions League<span> for the first time in their history, he left for\u00a0RB Leipzig.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Since rocking up at the Red Bull Arena, RB\u00a0<span>Leipzig have\u00a0enjoyed a tremendous start to the season, currently sitting second in the\u00a0Bundesliga.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Both Arsenal and\u00a0Barcelona have been linked with the coach, but he is unlikely to leave having only taken the RB Leipzig job earlier this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7442672\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are in search of a new manager following the dismissal of Unai Emery last month, while Barcelona&#8217;s head coach\u00a0<span>Ernesto Valverde will see his present deal expire at the end of the campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Camp Nou giants are yet to extend the Spaniard&#8217;s contract and could wait until the end of the season to make a decision, depending on how Barca fare both domestically, but more importantly, in Europe.<\/p>\n<p>And speculation of a divorce between Barca and Valverde may yet crank up another gear after Nagelsmann outlined his admiration for the &#8220;beautiful&#8221; club.<\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI&#8217;ve said many times: Barcelona is a beautiful city, a beautiful club. But they are not the only club that is attractive,&#8221; he told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdf.de\/sport\/das-aktuelle-sportstudio\/das-aktuelle-sportstudio-talk-julian-nagelsmann-100.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ZDF<\/a><span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Manchester United &amp; Man City Ranked From Worst to Best\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M7IChNUghmQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Nagelsmann: I turned down Borussia Dortmund\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Nagelsmann also took time to reflect on Borussia Dortmund&#8217;s approach for him, but says the timing wasn&#8217;t right for the move and he wanted to honour his Hoffenheim contract.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s true there was interest there,&#8221; he said. &#8220;In football, timing and fit is always the key, and it just did not fit, so I didn\u2019t go there.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The time did not fit and BVB did not want to wait. I was at Hoffenheim under contract, there was a clause \u2013 I could only leave in 2019.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When that clause took effect, there was no position free in Dortmund.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I had very good talks with Leipzig. I felt that the club really wanted me.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RB Leipzig boss Julian Nagelsmann has opened the door on a future move to Barcelona amid interest from Arsenal. The 32-year-old technocrat only joined\u00a0Die Roten Bullen in the summer following three years at\u00a0Hoffenheim but is already been tracked by some of Europe&#8217;s top clubs, according to reports. Could\u00a0Nagelsmann leave\u00a0RB Leipzig? 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