Total shock in Spanish football. Xavi Hernández, who in January of this year had resigned from continuing as coach of FC Barcelona, finally turned his back and after long meetings agreed to fulfill his contract until mid-2025.
The club emblem confirmed on January 27 that, once this 2023-24 season is over, he would leave the club after wear and tear and poor results until then. “I have thought about the club, about the president, who is amazing, about Deco and above all about the players. They need a change of dynamic, which is very negative. A change of direction. They don’t deserve this situation. Leaving, I think is the best thing for Barça,” he stated on that day.
However, the team’s notable improvement, more at the level of play than results, since Barcelona ended up eliminated in the Champions League quarter-finals and with no chance of winning LaLiga, made the Catalan leadership make an effort to retain him.
This is how this Wednesday the former midfielder had a long meeting with Deco, director of the Barcelona Football Area, at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper. This extended until it ended at the private residence of Joan Laporta, president of the club.
At the end of the day, the white smoke according to the Catalan media was clear. Xavi Hernández will continue to be the coach for one more year, thus ruling out the search for a new coach that the leadership was not very enthusiastic about.
In this way, the former midfielder will continue at the club after a season where there are not many objectives left to achieve, except for securing second place in La Liga, a competition that Real Madrid has almost won, to qualify for the next Super Cup. Spain. Will he make it?
Xavi Hernández’s numbers in Barcelona
In his three seasons at the club, Xavi Hernández has directed a total of 137 games, with 85 wins, 24 draws and 28 losses, which translates into a 67.88% performance.
Regarding trophies, as a coach the former midfielder has lifted the Spanish Super Cup 2023 and LaLiga 2022-23. Her great debt to him? The international cups, where the highlight has been the quarterfinals he played in this Champions League and in which he was painfully eliminated by PSG.
All the latest Chilean and international football news in the palm of your hand. Follow the Redgol WhatsApp group and also find us on Google News.
