If Xavi leaves at the end of the season, FC Barcelona would have already chosen his potential successor.
The horizon of FC Barcelona is getting darker and darker for the rest of this 2023-2024 season. Relegated 8 points behind Girona and 7 behind Real Madrid in La Liga, humiliated in the Super Cup, the Blaugranas have just suffered another hard blow with the elimination in the Copa del Rey on the pitch of Bilbao (4-2 ap), i.e. a Less chance of winning a trophy in this very dull season.
Xavi on departure
Results which also weaken the position of Xavi on the Barça bench, he who had announced that he would leave his functions if he did not win a trophy this season, and it seems difficult to imagine his players winning La Liga or Champions League at the moment. A probable departure that Joan Laporta would have already anticipated.
🚨 Informa @ManuCarreno 🔴🔵
⚠️ If @FCBarcelonathen decide to have a recambio in verano
👉 Ojo to THIAGO MOTTA, trainer of the @Bolognafc1909
😍 Is very much the taste of President Joan Laporta, which is what happened to Barça’s technology pic.twitter.com/SDcoABT4Ps
— El Larguero (@ellarguero) January 25, 2024
According to information from the Cadena SER, the club president would have made Thiago Motta his priority in the event of Xavi’s departure this summer. After some difficult first experiences, the Italian technician shines with Bologna, surprising 7th in Serie A and fighting for a place in the Champions League this season. At the end of his contract in June, the former Barcelona player could be targeted by several major clubs.