Posted November 3, 2021 at 12:15 pm by La Rédaction
While the name of Xavi is on everyone's lips to take his place on the bench of FC Barcelona, the Catalan leaders would be active behind the scenes to finalize the return of the Blaugrana legend. A top-notch summit is set to take place in Qatar, with the owner of Al-Sadd.
FC Barcelona are at a turning point in their season. On October 28, Ronald Koeman was sacked by Joan Laporta following yet another disappointment for the Blaugrana, on the field of Rayo Vallecano (1-0). While waiting for the arrival of a new coach, it is Sergi Barjuan who is acting on the Catalan bench. However, the name of Xavi circulates insistently for the former midfielder to take place on the Barcelona bench. And the Barça management seems to be determined to recruit the Spaniard …
Rafa Yuste and Mateu Alemany are negotiating with the owner of Al-Sadd
According to As, Rafa Yuste , the vice-president of FC Barcelona , as well as his executive director Mateu Alemany , should go to the Qatar in order to meet in person the owner of Al-Sadd , where Xavi has been training since 2019. The two leaders would thank the Qatari club, since the latter should not hold account of the release clause of more than 1M € present in the contract of Xavi . Thus, Barça and Al-Sadd could reach a compensatory agreement, such as the organization of a friendly match in Doha in both years, before the World Cup in Qatar .