“I would like to announce that on June 30, I will no longer continue as coach of Barça. I think the situation needs to change course and, as a culer, I cannot allow the current situation. We spoke about it with President Laporta and with the sports management, as Culé I think the club needs a change of dynamic. Thinking about the club and the players, I think they will be freed and calmer. As a club man, I think the best thing to do is to leave on June 30. That said, I will give everything I have for the remaining four months, I think we can have a good season and I hope the dynamic changes. There is very good human quality, a very good team and what happens is often inexplicable. We must be courageous as we were when we arrived, and not cling to the position and the contract. This is a situation that must be resolved this way..
On January 27, after his team’s defeat (3-5) against Villarreal, Xavi surprised everyone. Disappointed after this new disappointment, the Catalan technician thus publicly formalized his departure at the end of the season. Since then, the Barcelona leaders have been busy finding the right profile for next season. Thus, the names of Roberto de Zerbi, Hansi Flick, Julian Nagelsmann, Rafael Márquez, Ruben Amorim, Luis Enrique and even Jürgen Klopp – to a lesser extent – have all been mentioned in recent weeks. Yes, but despite numerous avenues, none ever seemed concrete and an incredible turnaround was looming. Seduced by the work of Catalonia.
Xavi feels supported!
A strong choice about to pay off. In this context, Mundo Deportivo assures, this Monday, that Xavi would now be ready to continue on the Barça bench next season. According to the Spanish daily, the Culers coach believes, in fact, that the work accomplished so far can be continued also because he felt supported from within. More than his very good relations with Deco, Xavi also appreciated the support shown by his president Joan Laporta and vice-president Rafa Yuste. At the same time, many locker room executives also expressed to him privately and publicly their desire to see him continue on the bench. Loved by Blaugranas fans, Xavi should therefore reverse his initial decision and thus set fire to this long soap opera.
Note, in this respect, that a meeting will soon take place with Laporta and Deco to analyze the situation and seal, or not, this possible extension. One thing is certain, the recent disappointments experienced by Barça on the European scene and, this Sunday, against Real Madrid, do not seem to have dampened the motivation of the 44-year-old coach. Quite the contrary. Comfortable in his choices and complicit with his management – Deco has already validated certain desires of Xavi to strengthen the first team (Guido Rodríguez, Dani Olmo) during the next transfer window – the native of Terrassa has, moreover, done well the intention to inaugurate the new Camp Nou, a place so symbolic for the one who will have marked the history of the Catalan club (85 goals and 185 assists in 767 matches in all competitions).
