Guilty for his words! Xavi revealed at the press conference that Barcelona's "old bottom" was close to being fired, and Conceição was the candidate

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2024-05-17 16:42Posted on the official account of Beijing Beiqing Sports News

On the 17th, Spanish media reported that Barcelona President Laporte decided that Xavi would no longer coach the team next season, and the reason for this was that Xavi's remarks at the press conference became the fuse.

On November 6, 2021, Xavi officially became the coach of Barcelona and led the team to win the 2022/23 La Liga championship and the Spanish Super Cup. Xavi renewed his contract with Barcelona in September last year, with a new contract expiring in 2025 with an option to renew for one year. Currently, Barcelona are ranked 2nd in La Liga. According to the report, less than a month after Xavi announced that he would remain in office, there was a reversal, and Barcelona president Joan Laporta was very unhappy with his statement at the pre-match press conference against Almeria, and then made such a decision. So what exactly did Harvey say?

Speaking about the current state of the team, Xavi said: "We will try to compete with Real Madrid, financially it is difficult at the moment, we are not like clubs that are in a better financial position. The fans should know that, it's not like we didn't work hard. Barcelona fans have to understand that our economic situation is very complicated. It's not the same as it was 25 years ago, it's not the time for the coach to say, 'I want this player, that player and ......,' no, that's not the case now. I understand that, it's about how we adapt. That doesn't mean we won't compete, what we need is stability and we need time. ”

Although at first glance Xavi does not seem to be inappropriate, it is obviously out of place for the manager to make such a statement when the league has not yet ended, so it is not surprising that Laporta should react in this way. He didn't like Xavi's statement that the club was in financial difficulties and that it would be difficult to compete with Real Madrid and other European clubs. According to reports, although Laporta has made the decision to change the coach, the official announcement time has not yet been determined. At the moment, the most likely date will be after the match between Barcelona and Rayo Vallecano (20 May), after completing the minimum goal of second place in the league.

According to the latest report from the newspaper As, Laporta has ordered the club's sports committee to find a new manager for the team. Asas also revealed that Barça's sporting director Deco suddenly left for Portugal, reportedly for personal reasons, but there are actually plans to contact Porto coach Conceição, who is also a close friend of Deco. Former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Flick and Barcelona II coach Rafa Marquez are also on the shortlist. According to the newspaper As, it is now clear that Xavi's departure is very likely.

Text/Beiqing Sports Zhang Kunlong

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