THE PRESIDENT BETS ON CONTINUING TO SEE XAVI
Joan Laporta insists on leaving the door open to Xavi's continuity at Barça
Published:16/04/2024 - 12:10h
Updated:16/04/2024 - 12:10h
FC Barcelona, and its president Joan Laporta, seems convinced that the priority must be Xavi's continuity on the bench, and this was made clear again by the Catalan lawyer
The president of the FC Barcelona, Joan Laporta, seems convinced in that the best way in this decisive week of the season has to be the transmit confidence to all the team. First it did it attending to the last training of the first staff to face the turn of the quarter-finals of the Champions League against the Paris Saint-Germain. But it is that later it has wanted to insist in leaving the door to the continuity of Xavi Hernández.
Laporta, in statements for 'TV3', has highlighted that the possibility to keep the egarense like technician culé still is on the table: "Everything is open and is revisable", ensured. Although it is not the first occasion in that the Barcelona president claims his wish that Xavi continue to charge of the group culé, himself that seems a sample more than that will struggle to the end to see him the next season in the Barça.
Laporta Will insist in that Xavi change his posture
"I understand that everything is open and everything is revisable. There have been circumstances that carried him to do the one who did, but to final of season will speak. There is time for speech of this", has ensured Laporta. The agreement of the exfutbolista culé has force until 30 June 2025 with the option of prorrogar the agreement a year more, by what in the case to continue, the club will not have to concern for doing some new agreement the next 1 July.
"If the things go out us well, will be in the semifinals of the Champions", added also Laporta, leaving clear that there are sufficient merits of Xavi to follow at the head of the project, at least a year more. Remembering also that the championship of League that achieved the past season is "historical", valued. By his part, Xavi spoke this Monday in press conference and left clear that right now does not think in his future but in the present of his team, and precisely in being able to return to the entity to some European semifinals.
A stage of clear growth in the Barça
It is worthwhile to highlight that Xavi finds in his third season like trainer of the Barça after the dismissal Ronald Koeman in the first part of the season 2021-2022. During this time, the Catalan has achieved a Supercopa and a League, and although now it is to the doors to remain without any trophy in less than a week, if it falls in front of PSG and Real Madrid, the technician considers that, with his announcement, has achieved a very positive change in the dynamics of the team.