Posted on 8 November 2021 at 11:30 am by Amadou Diawara After thanking Ronald Koeman, Joan Laporta arranged for the services of Xavi. However, the former captain of FC Barcelona has not always been favored by the Catalan president. Here's how Xavi became Joan Laporta's top priority. Author of a catastrophic start to the season with FC Barcelona, Ronald Koeman was dismissed after yet another defeat against Rayo Vallecano. To compensate for the departure of his Dutch coach, Joan Laporta has decided to bet on Xavi. And after complicated negotiations with Al-Sadd, the president of Barça managed to repatriate the former club captain this Saturday. “FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Xavi Hernández to become the coach of the first team for the remainder of the current season and two more seasons. Xavi Hernández, a product of the Barça youth team, has left his current club, Al-Sadd, of Qatar, after discussions held in recent days with the club owners, ”communicated the Blaugrana team. Just repatriated to FC Barcelona, Xavi wanted to send a very strong message. “We will have to work hard from the first minute, because we have to fight for everything. This is the DNA of the club. I want to play well, succeed and get good results. I know I'm not coming at the best time in club history, but that's what we're here for. My attachment to this club is very strong and it's a dream come true. I am very happy to be back in Barcelona to start working as soon as possible. I think the club made a great effort and so did Al Sadd. We all went in the same direction so that we could close the deal. We are going to train very hard and participate in the competitions. It's a huge challenge, but I am very happy and very grateful to Barça, ”developed the new FC Barcelona coach in an interview with the club's media. Back at FC Barcelona, Xavi cohabits today with Joan Laporta. However, this association would have been difficult to predict before the result of the elections in the presidency of Barça. As explained Fabrizio Romano in a video posted on YouTube, Joan Laporta was not convinced by Xavi before being named, and this, because he was the man of Victor Font, one of his competitors for the presidency of the club. According to the Sky Sport and Guardian reporter, Joan Laporta would have changed her mind about Xavi after winning the election. And in October, he would have decided to bring the Spanish coach back to FC Barcelona. Besides, Joan Laporta would only have had eyes for Xavi. Indeed, the former coach of Al-Sadd was his top priority, ahead of Roberto Martinez and Erik ten Hag, which was difficult to convince because he is under contract with the Ajax . And now that he has managed to get Xavi back, Joan Laporta would count on him for the long term. 
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