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Xavi said he is focusing on his role as coach of Qatari club Al-Sadd amid speculation that he might succeed Ronald Koeman at his former club Barcelona.
Barcelona sacked Koeman after losing to Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday and has since appointed B team coach Serge Barguan as interim coach.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta indicated on Friday that talks with the 41-year-old Xavi, who spent 17 years at the club, had progressed but no agreement had yet been reached.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta said he had been in contact with Xavi over the past few weeks but refused to confirm whether he would replace Ronald Koeman as the club’s new coach.
“I am currently focused on my work with Al Sadd and I can’t talk about anything else,” Xavi, whose team is preparing for the Qatar Stars League match against Al-Ahly on Saturday, told a news conference on Friday.
In May, Xavi signed a contract to extend his stay at the dam for another two years.
He turned down the opportunity to coach Barcelona in January 2020 after Ernesto Valverde was sent off, but was linked with the top position at the Camp Nou, even after Koeman succeeded Quique Setien.
In response to what was circulated recently, the #Al-Sadd management confirmed that Xavi has a two-year contract with the club and is fully focused on the team’s upcoming matches, to maintain the top of the league and defend the title. Always the cataract pic.twitter.com/dJP4g0xZBx
— 🏆 #76 Al Sadd SC | Al Sadd Club (@AlsaddSC) October 29, 2021
Xavi has been a hit since his move to Doha in 2019, winning seven major titles for the Qatar Stars League champions, who took to Twitter to insist his coach isn’t looking to move away.
And in response to what was circulated recently, the #Al-Sadd management confirms that Xavi has a two-year contract with the club and is fully focused on the team’s upcoming matches, to maintain the top of the league and defend the title. Dam tweeted.
Barcelona is ninth in the Spanish League with 15 points from 10 games, nine points behind leaders Real Sociedad, and six points behind second-placed Real Madrid. They host Alaves on Saturday.
Pep: Xavi is ready to work in Barcelona
Pep Guardiola has no doubts that his former Barcelona teammate Xavi is ready to take over the La Liga team.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes his former Barcelona teammate is ready to become a head coach at the Nou Camp.
Guardiola expressed his sympathy with Koeman after his dismissal, but said he did not doubt Xavi’s ability to run the Catalan club.
“Ronald and I know exactly that we depend, we live and we are there to achieve results,” said Guardiola, the former Barcelona coach.
“No one can survive without good results, no Coman or Pep. All I can say is he is a friend of mine, I wish him all the best, we can chat soon…
“Xavi – I don’t know what will happen. Should that happen, I have no doubts that he is ready to do the job.
“He knows the game, he has passion and I’m sure he has more experience now than I had when I took over.”
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