He is the biggest candidate to settle on the bench of FC Barcelona. He confirmed the departure of Ronald Koeman, and Xavi is expected to arrive in Catalonia in the coming days. Some, on the other side of the Pyrenees, are already talking about an agreement between the former midfielder and the Blaugrana. But this Thursday, Xavi, who is still under contract with Al Sadd – the Qatari club he has been coaching since 2019 – calmed things down: “I’m focused on my work with Al Sadd and I can’t talk about anything elseat a press conference before the match.
He is linked with Al Sadd until 2023 and although he has repeatedly said he is ready to accept a coaching position at Barcelona, Xavi did not want to give more about his personal situation. He just said he was focusing on his country club. And in the following deadlines that arise. “The next matches will be tough, continued the former Camp Nou glory. We hope to remain undefeated. We will make sure that all our players are ready to play the game“And the current context, with rumors about his future, isn’t really going to help.
according to Sports World And sports – The two Catalan dailies – but today Dam will not resist the idea of leaving his coach until he finds his old home. The Qatari club that has not yet agreed with Barcelona (Mundo Deportivo talks about a friendly match in Doha between the two teams), in fact, will have only one condition for his release without concern: that he remain responsible for the next two meetings, that is, until November 3. Because on that day, Al Sadd will face Al Duhail, their runner-up, who has not lost any match so far (six wins).
