It would be the meaning of history. Current coach of Al-Sadd, in Qatar, Xavi is regularly quoted by the Spanish media to settle on the bench of FC Barcelona in the more or less near future.
The 40-year-old former midfielder had clearly been approached by Catalan leaders last winter to replace Ernesto Valverde. He preferred to decline, believing that it was not wise for him to accept such an offer so early in his coaching career. Returning to Barça as a coach is, however, one of his objectives.
A “dream” to return to Barça as a coach
“The biggest dream I have now is to be the Barça coach and to come back to Barça to succeed. Therefore, our technical staff is preparing a lot and is looking forward to it,” he said on Sunday. during a conference transcribed by the daily Sport.
The elections for the presidency of the blaugrana club, scheduled for 2021, could allow him to make his return to the club. “What I would like is to have all the conditions to return in order to start a project from scratch. It is clear that this scenario after the elections would be perfect. I do not exclude anything. They came to pick me up in January. J “said that the circumstances and the schedule did not suit me,” said the former playing master of La Roja.
Last March, in an interview published by the Vanguardia website, Xavi gave the names of the players he would like to bring in if he returned to Catalan territory. “Neymar, I don’t know if it would fit in with the social environment, but from a football standpoint, I have no doubt that it would be a spectacular signature. Barça lack strikers on the sides. You do not need to attract many: Jadon Sancho, Serge Gnabry … “, he said. What, necessarily, make the fans dream.
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