Posted on November 12, 2021 at 9:00 am by La Rédaction
After taking his place on the bench of FC Barcelona, Xavi would seek to incorporate Carles Puyol into his staff. However, the return of the former central defender is far from certain.
On November 6, FC Barcelona formalized the return of his legend Xavi to succeed Ronald Koeman on the bench of Barça . After several days of intense negotiations in Qatar with the club of Al-Sadd , Barcelona leaders have managed to repatriate their former midfielder. Thus, Xavi is committed until June 2024 with the Blaugrana. The Spanish technician would also like to proceed with the return of another legend within the club culé, in the person of Carles Puyol .
The return of Puyol difficult to record?
According to Esport 3, Xavi and Joan Laporta would like to bring Carles Puyol to FC Barcelona . However, the former defender would not want a symbolic role and would not like to be an assistant to the coach. Puyol would count on being in a place where he could make big decisions. The problem is that the post of sporting director is occupied by Mateu Alemany , in whom Joan Laporta would have placed all his confidence. The departure of Ramon Planes from the technical secretariat could open a gap for the possible incorporation of Puyol , but, for the moment, neither Laporta nor Alemany would see the need to replace Planes . In addition, the presence of Jordi Cruyff , who still does not have a clear role at Barça , would complicate matters. Thus, despite the wishes of the parties concerned, it would seem that the arrival of Carlos Puyol at FC Barcelona is difficult to envisage for the moment.