Barcelona have terminated the contract of coach Xavi Hernandez, with Hansi Flick set to succeed him at the helm of the Spanish top club.
Barca had said on Friday they were parting ways with Xavi, and the club said on Wednesday that all formalities have now been completed.
"FC Barcelona and Xavi Hernandez Creus have reached an agreement to sever the contract the coach and his staff had with the Club until the end of the 2024/25 season," a statement said.
"The club wishes to publicly thanks Xavi and the rest of his coaching staff for their commitment, dedication and generosity, and for their help in reaching an agreement to sever the contract. Furthermore, we wish him success in the future on both a personal and professional level."
The former Barca and Spain midfielder Xavi became team coach in November 2021 and won La Liga with them in 2023. He had initially said in January that he would leave, performed a U-turn later to stay on, only having to go in the end.
Spanish and German news reports said that former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Flick signed a two-year contract until 2026 on Wednesday, with official confirmation yet to come.
Flick, 59, won seven titles, including a 2020 treble, during his term as Bayern coach 2019-2021. He then became German national team coach but had to go in September 2023 after poor results. He was previously also Germany assistant coach, winning the 2014 World Cup.
Flick is the first German coach at the club where the team includes two compatriots he knows from the national team, goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen and midfielder Ilkay Gündogan.