Joan Laporta spoke clearly about why he changed his mind and fired Xavi

Joan Laporta conceded an exclusive interview for the platform of the FC Barcelona, 'Barça One', in which, between other things, commented at length a subject that up to now had been treated with some hermetismo by him: the dismissal of Xavi Hernández. In this sense, attributes him to the maximum representative of the Barcelona institution the responsibility to having taken this decision, contradicting the dictamen that had given recently less than a month, in which it confirmed the continuity of the egarense and his confidence in his sportive project in a press conference.

Under this premise, 'Jan' began exaltando the work that the one of Terrassa made like trainer of the combined Catalan, but expressed his desazón by the form in that it finished this campaign 2023/24. "Xavi has done a good work, took the team in a moment of maximum difficulty, the past year win League and Supercopa, but this year have not gone out the things. In February accepted that it left it in June because it is a culé and because to us also helped us to not looking for a substitute with urgency. Afterwards it asked us continue and I asked him if it believed in the team and said me that yes", began saying.

Why Laporta changed of opinion regarding the continuity of Xavi like trainer?

Nevertheless, Joan Laporta explained why changed radically of opinion with regard to the continuity of Xavi Hernández in the technical direction culé, although it does very little time showed esperanzado with the project. "What changed? A change of speech on the staff and this did me perceive that it had to give another impulse, did me recapacitar, and thought in Hansi Flick to take out the best of this staff. It has finish of elegant form with Xavi, that has the open doors of the club because it has won it to him. It has finish well and we give an impulse to the team", commented.

Likewise, the mandator culé deepened in the reasons that carried to precipitate the farewell of the trainer egarense, insinuating that it was due to the important changes that the technician wanted to make in the staff and also mentioning the influence of Deco in his decision. "Everything was forced when we accept that it followed Xavi because it had said that it went . It spoke afterwards with the sportive direction of substantial changes in the staff, will not go in to feed the past with names, but the sportive direction did not see it clear, I neither and decided to give another impulse with the change of trainer. With Deco have a big relation and his opinion influences, although I assume the decision, but having the option of Flick take the decision that think that will be better for the staff", cleared.

'Jan' desveló why do not expect to final of season to give to know this decision

To his time, 'Jan' commented why did not expect to the end of the season to announce the decision, but it made public on 24 May, when it still remained a day to conclude the season 2023/24. "All could do better. The what is very decided. The how did in function of the circumstances of the moment and played us the second place of the League. After winning to the Ray, said him to Xavi that would speak after the party of Seville because this week the Barça fememino played the final of the Champions. But the insecurity and the longing of Xavi to know what happened did that it announced before the final fememina", desveló.

To close, the president showed his weigh for being he the one who had to relieve to the of Terrassa, with the one who ensures to have a very good relation, comparing also his game with the one of other legends of the FC Barcelona. "It has touched me take this decision with legends of the Barça. The heart said me that it followed but the head, no. I expect that the good relation follow, over time will see . I have lived it already with Koeman, Hammered, Alba, Messi, Busi and now with Xavi. All the decisions are for the sake of the Barça in a travesía of the desert to which already see him final. The interest of the club is above all else", concluded.