Ex-Man Utd keeper Valdes in furious spat with Kluivert and is set to quit Barcelona youth team role
VICTOR VALDES is set to quit Barcelona following a furious falling out with Patrick Kluivert, according to reports.
The ex-Manchester United keeper is currently coach of the Barca Under-19 youth team while Kluivert was appointed the club’s director of youth football in the summer.
It is claimed that the pair have continuously clashed since they started working together and now their relationship has hit breaking point.
So much so that Valdes, 37, refused to travel with the Juvenil A team for their win over Gimnastic de Tarragona at the weekend.
A statement released by the club read: “Victor Valdes, coach of Juvenil A, will not travel to the game, which will be played against Gimnastic de Tarragona at the Municipal Camp de la Pobla de Mafumet.”
It is also reported by AS that the Barca legend has already said his farewells to the team before informing them of his position at the club.
Valdes is now set to hold showdown talks with club chiefs next week to determine his future.
The pair were team-mates for two years in 2002 before Kluivert sealed his move to Newcastle.
Valdes began his career at the Nou Camp and enjoyed a trophy-laden 12-years at the club before signing for United in 2015.
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He won six league titles, three Champions League trophy’s and two Copa Del Reys before returning to the club in July to coach the youth side.
Barcelona are expected to announce his departure on Monday and are lining up Franc Artiga as his replacement.
Artiga is current manager of the Juvenil B team and is highly regarded at the club.