Xavi Hernández is linked to a move to Ajax in Spain due to the arrival of Jordi Cruijff, reports correspondent Edwin Winkels in NOS Studio Football. Iñigo Pérez, Eder Sarabia and Míchel are not yet mentioned as options for the Amsterdam team in the southern European country.
Ajax is looking for a new trainer after John Heitinga was fired in November. With the arrival of Cruijff, who was presented as the new technical director last weekend, there is a chance that the Amsterdam team will work with a Spanish trainer. Mentioned last week Football International before that by namen van Pérez, Sarabia in Míchel.
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In Spain people are not aware of this interest, Winkels makes it clear. However, the Spanish press does mention another name as an option for Ajax: Xavi. “He is of course a former Barcelona player. Jordi was technical director there when Xavi was coach there.” However, the reporter does add a comment here.
“Xavi was a bit of a Robin van Persie: a good horse is not necessarily a good rider,” Winkels makes the comparison with Feyenoord’s current trainer. “He didn’t have a lot of success and was a bit disappointing at Barcelona.” The clubless trainer managed to win the national championship and the Spanish Cup in the 2022/23 season. “When you see that Hansi Flick is now doing a lot better with exactly the same selection and with better football, the question is whether Xavi is the ideal candidate. But it is the only name mentioned in Spain.”
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