The future of FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman remains up in the air after his meeting with club President, Joan Laporta on Tuesday evening, but it appears that there is now a real possibility Koeman could continue in the Barcelona dugout next season.

Barca's disappointing exit in the last-16 of the Champions League and their third-place finish in La Liga after falling away badly in the last month of the campaign are key factors against Koeman remaining in charge at the Camp Nou.

Those results and the apparent criticism of the coach, who last week said he and his players deserved "more respect" from the club, had led most to think that the Dutchman's two-year contract would be terminated with a year left to run, but that appears to have changed after his meeting with Laporta.

Although the meeting lasted for just over half an hour according to the Barcelona-based press, Koeman's agent, Rob Jansen told reporters he had left the meeting with "good feelings," adding "there will be more conversations."

That implies that Koeman will remain at Barcelona, at least for the near future, and the news that the club is negotiating with Dutch midfielder, Georginio Wijnaldum strengthens that feeling.

Wijnaldum's agent was spotted at the Camp Nou offices earlier this week and the 30-year-old's contract with Liverpool expires this summer allowing him to move on a free transfer.

The 30-year-old is a player that Koeman had requested to strengthen his squad for the coming season and it would make little sense to attend to a specific petition from the coach if Koeman was on the verge of leaving the club.

As well as the probable arrival of Wijnaldum, one factor in Koeman's favor is the work he has done with young players such as Pedri, Oscar Mingueza, Ronald Araujo and Ilaix Moriba, all of whom look certain to play a big part in Barca's low-cost squad next season as the club continues to work on the renewal of its aging squad.