Posted on November 10, 2021 at 10 p.m. by AD
To redress the bar of FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta has decided to repatriate Xavi. Asked about the Spanish coach's return to Barça, Emilio Butragueño sent a strong message.
After the umpteenth defeat for Barça this season (against Rayo Vallecano), Joan Laporta has taken a drastic step. Indeed, the president of FC Barcelona has decided to separate from Ronald Koeman. To compensate for the departure of the Dutch coach, Joan Laporta has decided to recall a former member of the Barça house: Xavi Hernandez. In an interview with Telemadrid, Emilio Butragueño was asked about the return of the Spanish coach to Catalonia. And the director of institutional relations of Real Madrid sent a strong message.
“It's a great club, with international prestige”
“Xavi and Barça? It's a big club, with international prestige. We have great respect for Barcelona, as for all clubs in the world, ”said Emilio Butragueño on Wednesday.