Barcelona director Braida:"Allegri is a friend but the next manager is a top secret topic"

Ever since Luis Enrique announced that he wouldn't be returning next season there has been a lot of speculation as to whom will be Barcelona's next manager. Director Ariedo Braida was asked about Max Allegri, a coach he worked with during his time at Milan, in an interview with Rai Uno:"The decision on Luis Enrique was made well ahead of time so we could pick the successor without feeling rushed. Allegri? He's a friend, but at this time we can't talk about it, there are many names being linked to Barcelona: Valverde, Sampaoli, Eusebio and Koeman. Anything is possible but it's a top secret subject" Braida was also asked about Deulofeu, whose future needs to be decided soon:"Excellent player, but the strategies on the transfer market change, what is okay today may not be the case tomorrow. It's hard to say if he'll return to Barcelona"