“Xavi said he would leave at the end of the season. But we’ll see,” said president Joan Laporta in the interview he gave to Mundo Deportivo. “I tell Xavi: we respect the fact that you are here until the end of the season. It was your decision. We are going well, we are getting better and better. Look, since you said it, that’s it, you have won again and we wink at each other as if to say something can happen here. This is how it goes, it goes better and the objectives are achieved,” the president noted. Laporta also pointed out that they have not yet started looking for another coach because they are waiting for Xavi. “He has the point that he wants to win to finish this stage with glory or to think about it or continue.”
In the event that Xavi finally leaves the Barcelona bench, Laporta is clear about what profile of coach he wants for Barcelona. “The coach who comes will have to adapt to our structure. This is how Barça has to work. It cannot be that every time a coach comes the structure changes and that will already be a fundamental premise,” he declared. He also responded with a “what do you think?”, when asked if Pini Zahavi, agent of Lewandowski and also Hansi Flick, has spoken to him about the German as a possible replacement.
Another of the technicians who is very popular is Luis Enrique. The Asturian, now on the PSG bench, has already announced on his Twich channel that, although he would like to return to Barcelona, ??it is his habit to “comply with my contracts.” He signed a contract with Paris Saint-Germain for two seasons until June 30, 2025. “Luis is a person that I like very much, he has character, personality, he is very good, very his and I like these types of people But we have not spoken with Luis or anyone about this respect we have for Xavi. You will tell me, well, but this has to be decided before because all the coaches’ agents tell you this. I say that whoever wants to come to Barça will have We have to wait until the end because we are not going to touch anything until Xavi makes the decision. If he makes the decision to leave, those who really want to come to Barça will have to wait and will wait. If they don’t wait, nothing happens. We have a solution,” said the president.
The president of FC Barcelona spoke about the team’s options to win the Champions League and the League, highlighting that they exist and that they were not his dream. “We are in the Champions League quarterfinals with a very tough tie against PSG. Having the return home is good for us. I ask that those who don’t believe let us work and let us dream,” says the Barça president. “We already have a level of demand, fortunately, that we are not allowed to throw in the towel mid-season,” he added.
