The coach of FC Barcelona, Xavi Hernandezmade it clear that he has Frenkie de Jong, although he acknowledged that he does not know “what will happen until August 31.” He spoke like this after the Joan Gamper Trophy, in which the Barça team beat the Mexican Pumas 6-0 with a last goal precisely from the Dutch midfielder.
“frenkie you already know my position and that of the club, for me he is a great player”, stressed the coach in statements to TV3. Thus, he expressed himself in the same vein as President Joan Laporta did before the game, when he acknowledged in different media that the player “has offers” but that the club wants “him to stay”.
He also referred to situations of Nico Gonzalez and Miralem Pjanic. “Nico y Pjanic They can help us a lot though. Pjanic I haven’t played today,” he explained.
Regarding the meeting, in which Xavi was applauded at various times by the Barça fans, the coach said that he feels “very loved by the fans” and that “he will try to work to return this esteem to them”. In this sense, he considered that the team is “generating a lot of enthusiasm” and that he wants to “transform it into titles”.
Barça won 6-0 and left the match resolved before the 20th minute, when they were already winning 4-0. “We have given a very good image, the sensations are very good and the competitiveness is transferred on the field. What we have to do is start with the intensity that we did today, wanting to score the first goal”, he analyzed Xavi.
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