Barcelona takes off today (Saturday) for Miami, where it will embark on its journey of preparation for the upcoming season. But whoever is not with the emerging team is none other than the coach, Xavi. The reason: As a player for Qatari al-Saad, Xavi has played in Iran three times and therefore according to US procedures, he now needs a special permit to enter the country for obvious reasons.
Barcelona have already issued a statement on the matter and clarified that “Xavi will join the team in a few days due to passport problems”, but it is not clear when exactly and if the coach will be able to solve the bureaucratic problem and be with his team.
Barcelona were not aware of this problem and were already aware, they could not solve it because we are deep inside the weekend and in any case they have to wait until Monday.
Barcelona are expecting four intriguing games in their US tour. It will start with a game against David Beckham’s Inter Miami on 20.7 and four days later the team will meet Real Madrid for an intriguing Clasico to be held in Las Vegas. Against New York Red Bull in New Jersey.