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Luis Enrique: Barca players do not know identity of new coach

Luis Enrique has rejected claims in the Spanish press that Barcelona's players already know the identity of his replacement.

The 47-year-old announced in March he would leave Camp Nou at the end of the 2016-17 campaign, bringing the curtain down on a tenure that has yielded eight trophies.

It will be nine if the Blaugrana can overcome Alaves in the Copa del Rey final on Saturday, Luis Enrique's final game in charge of the club he played 264 times for as a player.

Ernesto Valverde has been touted as Luis Enrique's replacement after his exploits with Athletic Bilbao, while current Barca assistant Juan Carlos Unzue has also been mentioned.

"There has been no communication in that sense," he said after Sunday's 4-2 LaLiga win over Eibar.

"And on top of that I don't think you should trust in the media because the majority of them lie more than they speak."