According to Sport, Ramírez announced that Luis García will no longer be Las Palmas' head coach, with Rubén de la Barrera taking over.

Satisfied with the season

"We are very satisfied with our performance this season. The team performed even better than the year we were promoted when we earned 72 points. This year we earned 73 points, and each season is different. Unfortunately, that total wasn't enough for promotion. Our objective is always to secure survival first, then target the playoff places, and finally strive for promotion.

For many matchdays, we were in the direct promotion zone and the playoff zone. If you analyze it, we were still leading the table midway through the season, but even if we had earned the same points in the second half as we did in the first half, we still wouldn't have been promoted because 76 points wouldn't be enough. It's difficult for a team to recover its position once it's been relegated."

Farewell to Luis García

"I want to thank Luis García. He met expectations and did quite well. After promotion, we conducted a comprehensive review of different situations, considering internal and external factors, and ultimately decided that parting ways was the best choice. It's incorrect to say that Luis García initially agreed and then refused to extend his contract.

Our conclusion was always that separation was most appropriate. In mid-March, we offered him a contract extension, he accepted, but agreed to finalize the signing after the season ended. Failing to achieve our objective was a major shock for him. When someone feels they don't have the strength to continue with such a challenging project, it's best to part ways. It's unfair for fans to think that Luis García abandoned us; that's not true. He decided together with us to end our collaboration. We hope he can return at some point in the future."

This separation was discussed for some time

"We played Málaga on Wednesday, and on Friday we gathered to say goodbye to everyone. That day I asked Luis what he thought, and he asked me to give him until Tuesday to sit down and talk again. From Tuesday to Friday, we had internal discussions once more, and ultimately decided to part ways. Luis García is an excellent coach, but the decision not to continue was not due to any extraordinary circumstances."

Rubén de la Barrera is a coach aligned with our 'winning style'

"We decided to appoint Rubén de la Barrera as our new head coach. We've been monitoring him for years. He saved Deportivo La Coruña from relegation in Primera Federación and led Albacete and Cultural Leonesa to promotion to Segunda División. For those who think he isn't the right standard for Las Palmas, I'd like to remind you: when we hired Setién, he was unemployed; Pimienta had never coached professional football before; I don't think Lobera had either; Luis García's only professional experience was with Espanyol, and he was sacked at that time.

We want to show that we believe in people and their abilities. His assistant coach will be Álvaro Segundo. Luis Helguera has recommended this coach to us over the past four or five years; he has a strong personality and is very well-suited and compatible with our system. Moreover, he knows the young players very well, truly knows them. If you count from when Rubén de la Barrera took over Cultural Leonesa—although that team was ultimately relegated—many statistics from that point to the end of the season show he's an excellent coach, and many indicators are even better than his work at Las Palmas."

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