Three months are about to pass since Xavi Hernandez announced his departure from the bench Barcelona at the end of the season. It was after the 5-3 defeat against Villarreal in LaLiga that the strategist said that he would not fulfill his contract with the Blaugranas until the end and that he would leave the club in the summer. At the time, it was thought that he could change his decision due to the improvement in results, but after the elimination in Champions League It seems difficult for it to be like this.
In this context, Rafael Márquez has positioned himself as the preferred candidate to take the reins of the first team. According to the Spanish press, although the Mexican does not have much European experience, he knows the Blaugrana DNA and it would be a low-cost bet, since it would not involve bringing in a playing strategist, he knows how to work with young people and there would be no need to build a squad with million-dollar reinforcements.
In this regard, reporter José Álvarez Haya assured that it is about to be announced after El Clásico next Sunday, April 21. He specified that the result in the match against Real Madrid would have no influence on the board’s decision. “The club is clear that it is the one that knows the young people, economically the one that adapts. There is no star on the market and therefore Márquez is the exception.”
With this information, it would be ruled out Hansi Flick to bet on a project led by the former captain of the Mexican team, who directs Barcelona Atlètic since June 2022. In its first season it finished in fourth position, but in the promotion play-offs it was eliminated against Real Madrid Castilla. While so far this season he has his team in second position in the standings, six points behind Deportivo la Coruña.
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