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.

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

Despite having just returned to his boyhood club of Santos FC, speculation is already growing as to what Neymar’s next footballing destination will be. According to The Athletic’s David Ornstein, there is an outside chance that the 33-year-old could return to FC Barcelona next summer.