Barcelona fired Ronald Koeman from the coaching team after defeats in the derby against Real Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. Xavi Hernández, the club’s idol as a player and currently at Al Sadd, Qatar, is the main desire of the board, which works to have the coach until next Tuesday, when the Catalan team faces Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League , according to the Sports world.
According to the publication, the president of Barcelona, Joan Laporta, has already contacted Xavi and an agreement is underway. The former midfielder’s contract with Al Sadd does not include a termination clause in case of departure to Barça, and the Catalans are betting on the former player’s good relationship with the owners of the Middle East team.
The main argument for reaching an agreement is that Al Sadd want Xavi to stay at the club until next Wednesday, when the team has a local derby with Al Duhail, the day after Barcelona’s clash with Dynamo de Kiev.
As a Barça player, Xavi played 767 matches, with 85 goals scored and 185 assists. He won four Champions League titles, in addition to eight Spanish Championship cups.
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