He FC Barcelona He continues to work quietly to close the gap on the bench for next season. The announcement of Xavi Hernandez that he was giving up the other year he has signed, the one corresponding to the 2024-25 season, put the Barça board in the position of starting a casting to find a replacement. In this sense, the selection continues to advance, as MD learned, until the possible candidates for it are very reduced, with the particularity that the president The dooras he acknowledged in his last interview with Sports worlddoes not throw in the towel on the possibility of convincing Xavi to reconsider your position.
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Xavi Hernandez
To hope that Xavi Hernández continues, the Barça sports leadership considers that the team must win, either the League or the Champions League or, at least, reach the final of the same. That would be the trigger, in his opinion, for Xavi to reconsider his position, firm to this day, of leaving Barça at the end of the season. Both the coach and the president believe that there are options to win both the League championship (Barça is eight points behind Madrid with nine games left) and the European Cup.
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Luis Enrique
In case Xavi does not continue, the Barça leadership is already clear about which technicians they like the most and which they like the least. Among those who like the most, a difficult option, another easy one and one from the house that would always be within reach in case the previous ones failed. The difficult one is Luis Enrique (53 years old), who is very popular for his quality as a coach, for his experience, for his strong personality, for his charisma, for knowing the house and for his clear commitment to Young. The problem is that he has one more year on his contract with PSG and, as he said, if he is well in a place he usually fulfills what he has signed. And for now he seems to be doing well in Paris.
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Hansi Flick
The easy option is Hansi Flick (59 years old), who, being without a team, has the autonomy to accept offers. Laporta likes him more than any other German because of his record (he won the sextete with Bayern), his experience and his tough but more open character than that of other German coaches. In addition, he is sponsored by Pini Zahavi, a good friend of Laporta and one of his trusted agents.
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Rafa Marquez
The house option, now in the background but still there, is Rafa Márquez (45 years old). The Barça Atlètic coach does not have the experience of the coaches mentioned above but he is trusted by the club and is having a good season with the Barça reserve team. He plays against him that he is not as media-friendly as the others and his dalliances on social networks with a betting house, frowned upon by important people in the club.
In short, the casting is progressing but as Joan Laporta said in Mundo Deportivo, “we are not going to touch anything until Xavi makes the decision.” And if any of the favorites do not want to wait, they will lose their turn.
2024-03-28 10:28:57
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