Xavi Hernandez announced earlier this year that he would leave FC Barcelona after this season, but the door was left ajar a month ago. In the meantime, there has been a lot of talk at a high level and the decision has been made.
It would certainly be a major turnaround. Xavi Hernandez announced his retirement from FC Barcelona about three months ago. The intention was for the coach to clear his office at Camp Nou after the season.
Joan Laporta spoke with a number of candidates to succeed Xavi in recent months, but did not find a suitable replacement. He then started talks again with the current coach to convince him to stay.
Xavi will then stay at Barcelona
It flatters Xavi’s ego that his chairman would like to continue on the path he has chosen, which means new negotiations are taking place. Including about possible involvement in the transfer policy for next summer.
The club icon wants veto power when it comes to incoming and outgoing transfers. The transfer policy has been the point of frustration for Xavi in recent seasons. Barcelona would have been somewhat interested in that.
And so it now looks like there will be white smoke after all and that Xavi Hernandez will simply stay at Barcelona. Fabrizio Romano reports this. In this way, continuity is chosen for the Catalans, which could be an interesting factor for the future.
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