Posted on October 31, 2021 at 6.30 p.m. by Dan Marciano
President of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta is said to have made the decision not to enter into discussions with Al-Sadd and to let Xavi negotiate his departure.
Ronald Koeman will not go to the end of his contract. Originally linked to FC Barcelona until June 2022, the Dutch technician was dismissed by his club after a new defeat against Rayo Vallecano last Wednesday (1-0) For the hour is Sergi Barjuan who is acting, pending the arrival of a new coach. Immediately after the announcement of FC Barcelona , the first rumors emerged about the identity of the next strongman of the first team. Elected last March as president of the Blaugrana team, Joan Laporta would have set his sights on Xavi, who had not closed the door on a return to Catalonia at the beginning of October. “Any offer is evaluated and then we make a decision. I don’t know where the future will take me, but I’m open to all options, ”he told TVE. According to the Spanish press, the former midfielder was contacted by Joan Laporta and would have quickly agreed. Now, Xavi must find common ground with his club, Al-Sadd, who issued a statement last Friday: “In response to what is currently circulating, Al Sadd management reaffirms that Xavi has a contract of two years with the club and is fully focused on the next matches of the team, to maintain our lead at the top of the championship and defend our title. ”
Laporta lets Xavi negotiate his departure
< p> As Marca announced this Sunday, FC Barcelona has still not opened discussions with Al-Sadd. Information confirmed by the communications director of the Qatari club: “There is no official offer on the table of any party. Any club that has a bit of professionalism is supposed to negotiate with the other party if they want a player or a coach under contract ”. The reason for this silence? According to the Spanish daily, Joan Laporta would like to let the ex-player negotiate his departure with his team and not make matters worse. The leader would just watch the situation. This Saturday, however, As went further, announcing an agreement between Xavi and Al-Sadd . According to this source, the former Spain international is expected to lead the next two meetings in Qatar before joining FC Barcelona . A transfer that could be formalized on November 4 by the Catalan team.
Barça confirms the Xavi track
Now 41 years old, Xavi appears to be the designated successor to Ronald Koeman . Vice-president of FC Barcelona, Rafa Yuste did not deny the existence of this track: “The technical secretariat has been working for a few days to find the best solution. There are several options and Xavi is one of them. The fact of imposing “deadlines” on us would only increase the pressure on us and could complicate the negotiations that we are conducting ”. From now on, the Catalan club hopes that Xavi will manage to reach common ground with its leaders in the coming days, just to be able to count on him this season and allow the institution to regain its superb.