Barcelona president Joan Laporta was prepared to see Xavi leave before last week's U-turn. That's according to Okdiario's chief pundit Eduardo Inda, when speaking on El Chiringuito.
Barcelona President Joan Laporta surprised many by keeping Xavi Hernandez on as manager of the club for the final year of his contract. While the coach himself had to perform a U-turn, the reporting was that Laporta also had go back on his word to the Barcelona board in order to confirm his continuity.
Barcelona President Joan Laporta and coach Xavi Hernandez have been vociferous in their complaints about referees this season, feeling they have drawn the short straw on a number of occasions.
Barcelona President Joan Laporta has claimed the club did not look for a new manager during the time that Xavi Hernandez claimed he would leave in the summer, but that contradicts a body of information swirling around various media outlets.
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has told the press that his U-turn on resigning from the club was down to seeing that he had the energy and desire to continue in the role, as well as the confidence of Sporting Director Deco, President Joan Laporta and the players.
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez will begin next season at Montjuic, despite announcing his exit this summer in January. It looked as if the Blaugrana were all set to confirm his departure, but a meeting between Xavi and President Joan Laporta seems to have changed the course of events.
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi says the Super League is dead. Al-Khelaifi, as ECA president, says he told Barca supremo Joan Laporta as much last week.
So far on Wednesday, there have been several developments in the managerial saga at Barcelona. Xavi Hernandez was expected to reverse his decision to leave at the end of the season, but now things are much more complicated, following a meeting at the club’s offices.
Former Barcelona director Toni Freix feels president Joan Laporta retains the support of the members. Freixa also can see Xavi remaining in charge of Barca next season.
Barcelona are exploring further asset sales amid a torrid financial situation which has not improved dramatically in the last two seasons. President Joan Laporta made the term ‘economic levers’ famous after selling off assets, which was sold as a one-time thing, but it has been revealed that they could look to boost their cash flow again.
Barcelona will pursue the Royal Spanish Football Federation in court, regarding what they feel is an injustice in El Clasico on Sunday, after Lamine Yamal’s ‘ghost goal’ at the Santiago Bernabeu.
Xavi wants to REVERSE his resignation decision at Barcelona. TV3 says Xavi wants to continue with Bara. The coach has been discussing his situation with those closest to him in recent days.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta has released a lengthy statement after their 3-2 defeat at Real Madrid. Barca are fuming after Lamine Yamal was denied a goal by VAR with LaLiga lacking goalline technology.
Barcelona adviser Jordi Roures says they should try for Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso. Roures is close to Barca president Joan Laporta and feels Xabi - despite his Real Madrid ties - would be an ideal replacement for departing coach Xavi.
Barcelona President Joan Laporta has requested that the club immediately be provided with the documentation from the referee’s report and the audio and visuals from the VAR room during their 3-2 defeat to Real Madrid.
In the aftermath of the highly anticipated La Liga El Clasico between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, controversy has erupted following Real Madrid’s narrow 3-2 victory, reported by Fabrizio Romano.
Barcelona are set to meet with manager Xavi Hernandez in the next week to discuss his future, but there is no consensus within the hierarchy at the club over how they should approach his future.
Paris Saint-Germain eliminated FC Barcelona from the UEFA Champions League last Tuesday. A report reveals how an important club chief for the Catalan side spent the night after the team’s embarrassing exit.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta insists coach Xavi could yet stay next season. Xavi intends to step down at the end of the season. But Laporta said: We will discuss this issue at the end of the season.
Barcelona President Joan Laporta has gone out of his way to contradict manager Xavi Hernandez regarding his future in the position. The latter has been adamant he will leave in the summer, but Lapora said the decision was not final.
FC Barcelona’s financial troubles continue to pile up, despite its continued status as one of the most popular and winningest teams in European soccer.
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