Joan Laporta smiles again after Barça qualified for the quarterfinals of the Champions League and overtook Girona in the League. One of the key aspects of this situation was Xavi’s decision to end his relationship with the Catalan club at the end of the season. Now, the rumor is back on the table.
Laporta was asked by Mundo Deportivo about the coach’s possible continuity. “Yes, yes, yes, yes, he already knows it, but he notices it. I would like him to continue, but I already told him at the time, when he said about the pressure, that here we are always under pressure with the experience we have. You have it. I told him if there was a way he could change his mind but I saw him with an insurmountable pressure that could be seen on his face, and I told him to relax if he saw it that way. He keeps saying that at the end of the season he would leave. as we have agreed, but we’ll see. Let’s not put that pressure on ourselves because at the moment being with this formula works. Therefore, we can still say no, no, no, and…”, stated the culé president.
Laporta and Xavi bet on each other. After Koeman’s goodbye, Joan needs a home coach with whom to build a project without discomfort with the fans. Without a doubt, Xavi was the chosen one. The former midfielder left Qatar and got to work. Although the Champions League was the highest point of the Xavi era, the reality is that LaLiga that he raised during the previous campaign gave a dose of oxygen to the project.
During this season a bad run of results, especially the defeat against Villarreal at home, meant a debacle that ended with Xavi’s early goodbye at a press conference. However, the change in dynamics from this moment on meant that rumors about his continuity were frequent.
2024-03-22 07:54:08
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