Posted on October 28, 2021 at 11:30 am by Hadrien Grenier updated October 28, 2021 at 11:35 While FC Barcelona separated from Ronald Koeman this Wednesday evening, the Catalan club have already reached an agreement with Xavi so that he takes his succession. However, the return to Barcelona's former glory is not yet complete. Stuck in a sporting crisis since the start of the season, FC Barcelona lost again this Wednesday evening on the lawn of Rayo Vallecano de Madrid (1-0). And this setback was too much defeat for Ronald Koeman ! Indeed, a few hours after the final whistle of the match, Barça officially announced the departure of the former coach of the Netherlands, whose contract expires on 30 June. The dismissal will cost the Blaugrana a small fortune, as they will have to pay him around € 12m, as El País has indicated. And at the same time, FC Barcelona will now have to get busy with a view to enlisting the successor to Ronald Koeman. But obviously, after only a few hours, things could already have greatly advanced in this perspective. En indeed, while it is unanimously announced in the press that Xavi is the top priority of FC Barcelona , SPORT said Thursday morning that an agreement has already been reached between the Catalan club and its former captain and midfielder. Barça wanted to act quickly after the dismissal of Ronald Koeman and therefore would not have taken long to reach an agreement with the current coach of Al-Sadd , he who is considered the ideal figure to launch a new project. In addition, the FC Barcelona and Xavi have already agreed on the members of his staff, namely his brother Óscar , Sergio Alegre as assistant and Iván Torres as physical trainer. Nevertheless, SPORT specifies that nothing is yet definitively settled for the arrival of Xavi for the moment. And for good reason, it should be remembered that the 41-year-old technician is currently under contract to Al-Sadd . As a result, FC Barcelona must now come to an agreement with the Qatar-based club on the termination of Xavi 's appointment. However, these negotiations should not pose a problem if we are to believe the Catalan daily, which specifies that the native of Terrassa has a release clause of € 1 million. The whole question now is to know when everything can be settled between the different parties. To be continued over the next few hours… 
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