Posted on 28 October 2021 at 8:00 p.m. by AC While Xavi seems to be the big favorite to replace Ronald Koeman, Joan Laporta seems to have also activated other avenues to find the new FC Barcelona manager. What had been announced for several weeks has finally arrived. After a loss to Rayo Vallecano (1-0), FC Barcelona has announced the departure of Ronald Koeman, whose contract runs until next June. However, several media evoked at the end of this Wednesday's meeting that Joan Laporta wanted to take a little time before deciding, but the situation seems to have pushed Barça to take a quick decision. The Catalan press is now announcing that Xavi should finally return to the club, with Sergi Barjuan taking over for the moment. The former Spanish midfielder has not been the only track FC Barcelona has studied in recent hours. According to information from La Gazzetta dello Sport, Joan Laporta would have seriously thought about Andrea Pirlo , without a club since his departure from Juventus this summer. However, the Italian does not seem at all close to a finish at FC Barcelona ! Tuttosport explains that he could replace Davide Ballardini at Genoa and therefore make his return to Serie A. 
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