1. Mauricio Pochettino
This could prove to be a left-field choice for Barcelona, indicating a move away from their well-established style of play. But Pochettino has done very well in the English top flight over the past three seasons and has turned his current team, Tottenham, into title contenders during his time at the White Hart Lane.
Pochettino’s teams are a good blend of attacking enterprise and defensive solidity and he has shown in the past that he is unafraid of blooding young players, that does fall in with Barcelona’s methods. His experience in Spain as manager of Espanyol will definitely count as a positive for him, but that could also turn to be a negative with the rivalry between Barca and Espanyol. There is a lot of interest in the Argentine with Real Madrid and Paris St. Germain also looking at him, but he could prove to be the right man to take Barcelona forward if Enrique steps down.