Imanol Bailiff was one of the first names that appeared in the casting of the FC Barcelona to replace to Xavi Hernández, the one who has announced that will abandon the club on 30 June when it finalise the season. The trainer of the Real Sociedad is one of the best valued by part of the sportive direction culé, but for the moment is not on the table the possibility to abandon Donostia.
And it is that, as it has aimed the Basque trainer, is very to taste in the Reale Sand and has decided to put an end to the rumours that link him with a possible movement to the Barça. It is not interested in 'fill' the place of Xavi and his intention is to be still in the Real, where has happened all his life like technician. His intention is to continue making history in the club and 'help them' asumar titles to the vitrinas.
Bailiff does not know at all of the Barça neither interests him
Likewise, Bailiff has aimed that, in his opinion, Xavi Hernández is the ideal trainer to follow to the control of the bench of the Barça and that understands that the Catalans will cost him find a similar profile to the of the egarense to carry the reins of the club, reaffirming his respect and admiration to the one of Terrassa. Questioned by his relation with the Barça said, in concrete, that "is something that does not touch me to me answer. Yes that I can say that Xavi is the ideal for the Barcelona and that goes them to cost find somebody like him. All my respect for him. The other, leftover".
Of his future, reaffirmed his intention to remain in the Real Sociedad and renew his agreement, which wins at the end of the next season. The oriotarra esquivó any controversial sentencing that "I am in the best club in which I can be, súper valued, loved to belong to the Real. I want to go on doing history here, finish agreement in 2025 and expect that it go back to renew. For this have to it to me win. Better that here do not go to be in any place".