Neymar is 33 and has played 13 games of football in the past two seasons. But there have been talks over a possible return to Barcelona

Given the quivering wreck the previous incumbent Xavi was reduced to by the end of his spell as Barcelona manager, the cool Flick exudes from the hot seat is remarkable.

Brazilian football star Neymar has said he could have ended up at Bayern Munich instead of Barcelona in 2013 because of coach Pep Guardiola. Neymar said in the Podpah podcast that he was visited by Guardiola in the middle of the night in January 2023 when both were at a FIFA gala in Zurich.