Barcelona are said to be in talks to add former West Ham director Tim Steidten to the management team at the club.
The update comes from Fabrizio Romano who reports that Barcelona face competition from clubs in the Premier League, Saudi Arabia and Germany.
However, it’s thought he has a great relationship with Deco which may help matters.
> Barcelona are in talks with Tim Steidten to add former West Ham director to their management team.Not only Saudi, German and UK clubs are keen on Steidten but now also Barça are interested. Great relationship with Deco since Tapsoba transfer to Leverkusen.
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> Steidten was… [pic.twitter.com/xPFloKgH1D](https://t.co/xPFloKgH1D)
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> — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) [May 21, 2025](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1925150032610619831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
Steidten has most recently worked at West Ham but his time at the club was full of difficulties. The German clashed with managers David Moyes and Julen Lopetegui and many of his signings failed to impress.
The Hammers spent big on Mohammed Kudus, Edson Alvarez, Luis Guilherme, Niclas Füllkrug and Konstantinos Mavropanos but haven’t really seen a return on their investment.
Steidten had previously made his name with Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen but his reputation really took a hit at West Ham, and it will be interesting to see where he ends up next.