One new name emerges on list of Koeman's possible replacements – he's related to Pep Guardiola

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One new name emerges on list of Koeman's possible replacements – he's related to Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola's assistant manager at Manchester City Juanma Lillo could replace Ronald Koeman at Barcelona, Mundo Deportivo understand.

The 55-year-old has been in the role since June 2020. He was also an assistant of Jorge Sampaoli with Chile in 2015 and 2016.

Together with Guardiola, Lillo won the Premier League title and the English League Cup in 2020/21.

As a manager, he coached plenty of different Spanish teams, including Real Sociedad and Real Zaragoza in the 2000s. His recent coaching experience includes Vissel Kobe where Andres Iniesta plays.

Juanma Lillo isn't among the first-choice candidates to take over at Barcelona, the source notes.

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