Posted on December 9, 2021 at 8:30 am by Th.B.
Although Xavi Hernandez has expressed his commitment to the group of players of FC Barcelona, elimination in the group stage of the Champions League would prompt Barça coach to get rid of no less of three elements this winter.
Used to the knockout stages of the Champions League, FC Barcelona This time will have to be content with the Europa League when European competitions resume next February. Indeed, not having been able to win his “final” against Bayern Munich Wednesday evening (0-3) when the Benfica Lisbon got the best of Dynamo Kiev (2-0), Barça finished in 3rd place in Group E, synonymous with the Europa League. The Xavi eraHernandez is therefore not getting off to a flying start, as the Blaugrana legend, having been appointed coach last November, has been unable to do anything to reverse the trend in Europe. And that failure could prompt Xavi to sweep up the workforce.
Three starts this winter to kick off the Xavi era?
At least that is what Javier Miguel has communicated in recent hours. Drastic decisions could be taken in the coming weeks, according to the AS reporter. Starting with the winter transfer window. Indeed, during the month of January, no less than three FC Barcelona players would be pushed towards the exit. And that would only be a preamble since strong choices could follow for the summer transfer window and initiated by Xavi Hernandez , determined to bring freshness to the Blaugrana squad. There will be rififi in Barcelona …