Xavi will not continue at Barcelona: Laporta was furious with the coach’s statements and will not renew his contract – 2024-07-21 22:47:43

2024-07-21 22:47:43

The coach had said that it was impossible to compete against Real Madrid in the search for reinforcements and the president exploded.

Suddenly, everything exploded in Barcelona. While the team was beating Almería and almost securing the runner-up spot in La Liga, its president Joan Laporta was watching the images on TV and made a decisive decision: will not renew Xavi Hernández’s contract for the 2024/2025 season, as they had announced weeks ago.

According to media such as RAC1 and Sport this morning, Laporta was furious after Xavi’s statements on Wednesday, prior to the match against Almería. “We will try to compete against this in the coming years, but the Barcelona fan must understand that The situation is very difficult, very complicated. Not only to compete with Madrid, but also in Europe.“, was the coach’s phrase that sparked controversy and anger at the Nou Camp.

“We don’t know yet what we can do, we have to see the film of the economic situation and Fair Play. From there we will decide,” He continued Xavi’s explanation when referring to the chances of reinforcing his squad for next season, while Real Madrid is already preparing the arrival of Kylian Mbappé and Endrick.

The coach’s words did not go down well with the president. In fact, Laporta decided not to travel with the delegation to the match that Barcelona won on Thursday night against Almería. He opted to stay in his city and from there talk with other directors to make decisions. The decision, according to the newspaper Sport, will be announced next week.

From the announcement of Xavi’s departure to Laporta’s confirmation that he would remain at Barcelona

Xavi Hernández’s situation with Barcelona this season could well be the script of a soap opera. Because it was the coach himself who announced at the beginning of this year that he would fulfil his contract and leave. After having been champion of LaLiga 2022/2023, the results were not accompanying him, there were questions and he only anticipated his farewell.

From that moment on, speculation began about possible replacements, but then the team’s results improved, especially in the Champions League, where they managed to advance despite Barcelona’s poor play. Little by little, the possibility of turning back and continuing arose.

And so it was: on April 25 there was a press conference between Joan Laporta and Xavi Hernández himself where they shook hands and announced the renewal of the contract for the next season. However, just three weeks laterThe coach’s statements about the club’s situation in terms of getting reinforcements was the trigger for the president to change his mind and give him the thumbs down once and for all.

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