Frank Rijkaard will leave FC Barcelona on 30 June to be replaced as coach by Josep Guardiola, the club's former midfield player and current coach of Barcelona B.

Rijkaard's position in the Camp Nou hot seat has been the subject of intense speculation so today's announcement by Barcelona president Joan Laporta comes as little surprise. Guardiola was widely considered the outstanding candidate to succeed the 45-year-old Dutchman.