Transfer season euphoria is living up to expectations as Club Coaches have also been drawn into the rumour battle field.


Reports, refusing to confirm their principal source of information but propagated by the English media through The Sun tabloid, suggest that FC Barcelona Vice-President, Ferran Soriano discussed issues other than Thierry Henry's move to Camp Nou during his meeting with Arsenal Coach, Arsene Wenger.
Soriano was said to have discussed the possibility of Wenger taking over affairs at FC Barcelona after the Barca Board of Administration confirmed the desire of current Coach Frank Rijkaard to step down as Barca's head Coach.


Rumours had held sway during the just ended Spanish season about slight rifts between Rijkaard and the powers that be at Camp Nou, but all such news had no concrete back-up to their authenticity.

The report claims that both Frank Rijkaard and Arsene Wenger are frustrated in their various clubs, FC Barcelona and Arsenal FC respectively. Rijkaard is said to be missing the partnership he enjoined with former Assistant, Henk Ten Cate, who is now Head Coach of Rijkaard's former club Ajax Amsterdam. The Sun tabloid report claims Ten Cate was the technical head at the FC Barcelona while he was there, and enjoyed greater rapport with the players. However, it is to be pointed out that Barca did not do so badly in the La Liga Championship this season, but fell to last minute errors through concentration loss on the part of the defenders and not ineptitude on the part of the Coach, Frank Rijkaard, as suggested by The Sun. Rijkaard remains a top quality coach!!
Should Wenger move to FC Barcelona, he is expected to come along with Captain, Thierry Henry and former Barca youth player, Cesc Fabregas, who has not only relished a desire to play for Barcelona senior team which he missed after leaving the Barcelona Youth team for Arsenal FC, but Fabregas has also said he will love to be where Arsene Wenger is.


Meanwhile, Arsene Wenger has said he will love to stay for one more season in North London as head Coach of The Gunners.

He has however, not committed himself to this statement by signing any written document to support this assertion, rather choosing to stay numb.
Rijkaard on his part, has not issued any statement in direct relation to his continued stay at FC Barcelona, but has only said he is looking unto next season's challenges.

The Boss at Camp Nou, Joan Laporta has publicly, expressed his desire to have Rijkaard remain as Head Coach of FC Barcelona and all looks certain that Rijkaard will remain as Head Coach in Barcelona next season.