Barcelona crisis goes from bad to worse as Setien set to sue for €4m.

(1:32).The club appointed Ronald Koeman as his successor.Setien signed a contract with Barca until June 2022 but there was a clause included in the deal that would have allowed the club to end the deal next summer.A document signed by Setien and three of his assistants said the club had not complied with their employment contracts. However, Barcelona announced the sack of the Spaniard over a month ago.Setien who released a statement to this effect wrote that Barcelona’s President Josep Maria Bartomeu never informed him about the terms of his sack, with no settlement mentioned.The ex-Barcelona gaffer also confirmed in the statement that he was only informed by the club of his contractually update on Wednesday, while his coaching staff – who added their names to the official letter – were told they would be “relocated” in the club.Quique Setien was sacked after Barcelona’s tragic 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA champions league.However, it has now emerged that Barcelona only relieved him of his duties of coaching the team rather than sacking him from the club, meaning that his contract had been ongoing until this week.Like us on Facebook to see similar stories,Stolen books worth £2.5m found under Romania floor,Thai protesters kick off weekend of rallies,Disgraced Harvey Weinstein loses top royal honour,COVID-19 warnings ring out as Latin America bids to return to normality,The UN marks 75th anniversary facing world split by Covid-19,Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role in protest,Kanye West wants to help Taylor Swift buy her masters back,UK foreign minister's bodyguard suspended after gun left on plane,Miley Cyrus records new tracks about Liam Hemsworth relationship,China sends more warplanes as Taiwan honors late leader,Dentist jailed after extracting tooth while on hoverboard,Billie Eilish hits out at irresponsible pandemic party-goers,The science connecting wildfires to climate change,'Mystery' endures in France over Montaigne tomb: archaeologist,US accuses Hezbollah of stockpiling weapons and ammonium nitrate,Migrants jump from rescue ship and try to swim to Italy,Taylor Swift's stalker jailed for 30 months,Latin America’s Cities Bustle Like Covid Is Gone, But It’s Not,Obama announces first presidential memoir,Oldest footprints in Saudi Arabia reveal intriguing step in early human migration,Man 'asleep' in speeding self-driving car charged in Canada,Mahabodhi temple’s legendary peepal tree gets ‘natural advantage’ amid Covid-19 lockdown,Anxious mothers 'more prone to helicopter parenting'.Arsenal vs West Ham prediction: How will Premier League fixture play out tonight?Asteroid-assaulting spacecraft to take 10-year cruise to a new space rock,Iran's coronavirus death toll exceeds 24,000 - health ministry,Peru President Vizcarra survives impeachment vote,Joint sitting: Opposition accuses Pakistan govt of rigging in vote count,Jennifer Lopez gets an eighties makeover - and fans are obsessed,Rise in Bolton Covid cases linked to holidaymaker who didn't isolate,Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston reunite during 'Fast Times' virtual table read,Diogo Jota moving to 'the right place' in Liverpool - Nuno,India's Paytm app back on Google store after removal over policy violations,Facebook to open Africa office in Lagos, Nigeria in 2021,Pelosi to church: 'Follow science' on Covid restrictions,Victoria reports 21 new coronavirus cases and seven deaths as Brett Sutton apologises to Afghan community,Pompeo visits Guyana hoping to shore up support on Venezuela,Pakistan PM says foreign content’s onslaught impacting youth’s moral values,Celeb romances, weddings and engagements of 2020,Microsoft may earn an Affiliate Commission if you purchase something through recommended links in this article,Unlimited access to 5,000+ magazines and newspapers; flat 50% off,Up to 70% off on apparel, and 15% more on your first order! "Given everything expressed above, we have felt the need for our lawyers to find a solution to this conflict and take the corresponding legal action, in order to preserve our rights and everything we had previously agreed with Barcelona. Lionel Messi could miss El Clasico in favour of Argentina game in Barcelona blow Former Barcelona head coach Quique Setien is taking legal action against the club. Quique Setien has announced that, along with his three assistant coaches, he will take legal action against former employers Barcelona. "After a month of absolute silence from Barcelona's board of directors, and after diverse demands on our behalf, we did not receive any communication from the club until receiving a letter yesterday via burofax [recorded delivery]. ... Quique Setien, is apparently set to sue the club to the tune of €4m according to AS, cited by Football Espana. Shop now. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services.A number of players including Ivan Rakitic and Arthur have already left Barca.But it’s ex-manager Setien who has declared war on the club’s board after claiming he only received official word of his exit on Wednesday.The tactician’s contract was due to run until 2022 but he says he is yet to hear anything about a severance package.And Setien confirmed in a social media statement that he and three of his assistant coaches will now take legal action against Barcelona.The declaration read: “Quique Setien, Eder Sarabia, Jon Pascua and Fran Soto - we communicate that, due to the latest information published, we want to make the following clarification.“After a month of absolute silence by the Barcelona board of directors, and after various requests by us it is not until yesterday when we finally received the first official communications by burofax.“These communications reveal the clear intention of the directors not to comply with their employment contracts dated 01/14/2020.“In my case, Quique Setien, it is public and well known that on August 17, both the Club and the President announced my dismissal with immediate effect.“However, it was not until yesterday, September 16 (one month later), when they sent me, for the first time, the written communication of said dismissal (without any settlement).“Regarding the rest of the coaching staff, they informed us, also yesterday, to our surprise, of a ‘future relocation’ to the club.“For all that has been said, we have been forced to put the conflict resolution in the hands of our lawyers, taking into account that we must bring the corresponding legal actions.“And this, in order to preserve our rights and what was agreed in its day with Barcelona.”,Ex-Aston Villa flop Ross McCormack joins non-league Aldershot Town,Inside Gareth Bale's family turmoil from drugs feud to porn ahead of Spurs return,Man Utd transfer news LIVE: Follow all the latest news from Old Trafford,Ten stars who blew their football fortunes after reports Gyan has only £600,Gareth Bale seals bargain £12m Spurs loan which may extend to NEXT season,©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.