For several days, the hypothesis of a potential arrival of José Mourinho at FC Barcelona has been setting Catalonia ablaze…
Despite his status as an FC Barcelona legend, Xavi is going through a delicate period. The Catalan technician is not spared from criticism after a particularly laborious first part of the season. Fallen in the league behind Real Madrid and Girona, Barça drew a line under the Spanish Super Cup after being outclassed in the final by its Madrid rival (1-4).
In this context, Xavi’s position seems increasingly fragile, with some Catalan media also claiming that relations between the coach and certain players have deteriorated. And to succeed Xavi, a name would have been mentioned in recent days: José Mourinho. A truly credible hypothesis?
José Mourinho’s strange posture
As things currently stand, it seems difficult to imagine José Mourinho sitting on the bench of FC Barcelona, as the precepts of the character are so far from the DNA of the Catalan club. But the Portuguese has not lost his sense of counter-attack. Having passed through Barça before becoming number 1 coach, Mourinho, free since his dismissal from AS Roma, gave a smile when the question was asked to him a few days ago, during his time at Barcelona. His agent, the influential Jorge Mendes, reportedly maintains excellent relations with Joan Laporta. To be continued…
