The presentation of the documentary series A New Era II has helped Barcelona continue to close ranks around its coach Xavi Hernández, whom the club wants to renew as soon as possible. The premiere event took place at the Auditori 1899 at the Camp Nou this Thursday and was attended by the entire board of directors, including Deco, and the entire first team squad. President Joan Laporta did not hesitate to shamelessly court the Terrassa coach. “For me you are the best who can represent this new era,” said the president, using the title of the docuseries to make a play on words.
The renewal of Xavi, whose contract ends on June 30, is in the final stretch. Barcelona hopes it will be extended for two more seasons and an optional third. Deco is the person in charge of reaching the agreement. Laporta, with his public praise, tried to get the final push to the negotiation. The president praised his way of being and working. “Xavi, because of your way of being, that you always look for solutions and do not complicate your life, you have an extraordinary character and for me you are the best who can represent this new era. As president, it is an honor to be president of a Barça that is coached by you,” he flattered him.
In Laporta’s opinion, there is one point that makes this second season of the series better than the first. “Last season there were no successes but this one is and that makes the documentary more special. There are very happy moments experienced this season,” he acknowledged about the events narrated in the four chapters.
In his constant compliments to Xavi, the president gave part of that happy script to the coach. “We can already see the first successes of this new era. It is a source of great satisfaction for the club that it was thanks to the good work that Xavi has started. “I will not tire of thanking you, the staff and the players, for the good work you did to win this Spanish Super Cup and LaLiga, a historic League: your commitment, knowledge and ability to adapt to adverse circumstances,” the president insisted. .
In his objective of praising the performance that Xavi has achieved, Laporta even went so far as to assert that “it is very difficult to be a Barça coach, more than being president.”
Finally, both Laporta and the coach himself thanked Ter Stegen for the renewal agreement by which the goalkeeper has deferred a part of his salary and which has allowed the registration of all the players for the 23-24 season.
