Xavi will not be the coach of FC Barcelona, at least not in the coming weeks. His current club, Al-Sadd in Qatar, are not giving him permission by not releasing him from his contract. It is the president of the club, Turki Al-Ali, who affirms this Wednesday at the end of the evening that this option is not possible.
However, Barça sent a delegation on Wednesday to complete the operation with the Qatari club. A visit that the local president Al-Sadd greeted and respected in a tweet. But politeness does not prevent business. Al-Sadd closed the door on Xavi’s departure: “We welcome the visit of the FC Barcelona administrative delegation, and we appreciate and respect that. The club’s position has been clear from the start, we are committed to keeping our coach Xavi with us and we cannot let him go at this sensitive point in the season. “
Consequence: Barcelona must immediately favor another track to succeed Koeman, dismissed from his post due to the Catalan club’s poor results since the start of the season.
Faced with this turnaround, the Catalans will either have to continue negotiating with the Qataris, or focus on another track to succeed Koeman. “I often talk to him. Two months ago, when we supported Koeman, I spoke to Xavi. I know what he thinks of the team, his opinions and what he thinks of what to do ”continues Spanish President Joan Laporta.
But in the short term, Sergi Barjuan remains Barça’s interim coach who is looking for a solution to get the club out of the crisis.
