The hot candidate for the vacant position of Barcelona coach Xavi has made it known that he is currently fully focused on his work on the bench of the Qatari club Al Sadd. The former midfielder of Barcelona and the Spanish national football team thus reacted to the growing speculation that he should become the successor of the dismissed coach of the Catalan big club Ronald Koeman.
Football legend Xavi Hernandez during the Qatari Al Saddu match.
Ibrahim Al Omari, Reuters
Barcelona recalled the Dutch coach after Wednesday’s league loss to Vallecan. The current coach of the reserve team, Sergi Barjuán, was temporarily assigned to lead the team.
Barcelona President Joan Laporta indicated on Friday that negotiations on a possible engagement with 41-year-old Xavi were hopefully continuing. However, no agreement has been reached yet. “At the moment, I am fully focused on my work in Al Sadd and I can’t talk about anything else,” Xavi told a news conference ahead of today’s Qatari League match.
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Representatives of the Qatar club also rejected reflections on Xavi’s release on social networks. “In response to circulating speculation, Al Saddu’s management wants to reaffirm that Xavi has a two-year contract with the club. He is fully focused on the upcoming matches to keep the lead in the league and defend the title,” the club said on Twitter.
Xavi spent 17 years as a player in Barcelona, winning eight league titles with the club and winning the Champions League four times. He also started his coaching career in Qatar three years ago and led the team to the title without defeat last season. In May, he extended the contract with the club for another two years.
In January 2020, Xavi refused the opportunity to board the Barcelona bench after the release of Ernest Valverde, but has been mentioned as a candidate for a prestigious Camp Nou position ever since.
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