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LaLiga: I Am Leaving Barcelona At End Of Season – Coach, Xavi Shocks Fans

Xavi Hernandez, the Barcelona manager, has revealed he will be leaving the LaLiga club at the end of this season.

Xavi was speaking after the Catalans lost 5-3 to Villarreal in a league game on Saturday.

The result leaves Barca 10 points behind rivals Real Madrid on the log.

According to Xavi, he spoke with the board and communicated his decision.

He said: “I will leave Barcelona in June.

“We have reached a point of no return. It’s time for change. As a Culé, I think that it’s time to leave.

“I spoke with the board and the club today. I will leave on the 30th of June.”

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Xavi confirms Barcelona met with La Liga authorities over possible Lionel Messi return

Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez has confirmed that they held talks with La Liga authorities over a possible return of Lionel Messi from Ligue 1 club, Paris Saint-Germain.

The Argentine football legend who left the club in 2021 to join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer, will be out of contract with the French club at the end of this season.

Confirming that they are interested in bringing Messi back to Camp Nou, Xavi told reporters;

“Yes [Barcelona met with La Liga], but not only for the possible arrival of Leo. We’ll see in order to improve the squad for next year, but it is not the important issue; there is still a league to win.

“Tomorrow we have a key game and this is the important issue. This is a matter of Mateu (Alemany) and he informs us, but, in theory, everything is going well. In the end, we don’t know if it’s going to happen or not. It’s very soon to talk about it. We are focused on the match against Betis and on winning La Liga, which would give us a lot of stability. We will talk about possible signings.”

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In advance of the El Clásico, Xavi Hernandez releases his team.

In the first El Clasico of the season, Barcelona Football Club has unveiled the lineup that will face Real Madrid.

On Sunday, October 17, 2022, the Catalonia club will face the Galacticos at the Santiago Bernabeau. Jules Kounde, who was just acquired from Sevilla, will be available to Barcelona supporters.

With 22 points, Xavi’s team is currently tied with Real Madrid for first place in La Liga. But Xavi’s team is merely ahead of the competition in terms of goal differential.

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Pictures; Xavi presented as new Barcelona coach

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xavi hernandez

The Barcelona legend was unveiled to 10,000 fans at the Camp Nou on Monday after his signing was confirmed from Al Sadd.

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xavi hernandez
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xavi hernandez
xavi hernandez
xavi hernandez

Xavi was joined by new President Laporta at the unveiling and the legendary former midfielder admit the team is in a bad moment but called on the fans to support the team because they need them more than ever.

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xavi hernandez and joan laporta

‘I don’t want to get too emotional,’ he told them. ‘So I can just tell you one thing – we are the best club in the world. And we will work with the highest standards to have success. We cannot accept defeats or draws, we have to win every game. We are going to work to try and win many titles, thank you very much, this is an emotional moment for me. We need you. Especially during the bad moments. We are in a difficult situation as a club. We need you more than ever.’

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Barcelona appoint Xavi as new head coach

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xavi hernandez

The Catalan giants welcomed their legendary midfielder back as head coach after sacking Ronald Koeman due to consecutive bad results.

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xavi hernandez

Barcelona got the go ahead from Al Sadd to start talks with Xavi who has been with the Qatar side since 2019 aftter they paid the buyout clause in his contract.

“FC Barcelona have reached an agreement with Xavi Hernandez for him to become first team coach for the rest of the current season and two more seasons,” the club said in a statement that was headlined “WELCOME BACK HOME, XAVI!”

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xavi hernandez

Barca welcomed the midfielder who played for 17 years and made 767 appearances winning 25 trophies, including four Champions League wins and eight league titles.

Xavi shared a video after the news was confirmed saying ; “It wasn’t goodbye, it was ‘see you soon’. The Camp Nou has always been my home,” Xavi said in a video addressed to the fans. You’re my fans, my people, the club that I love the most. And now, I’m coming home. See you soon, Culers. Forca Barca!”

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xavi hernandez

Xavi will be unveiled on Monday before his managerial career starts at the club November 20 after the international break.

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Barcelona set to announce Xavi as new coach on thursday

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xavi hernandez

The Catalan giants are expected to announce club legend and highly decorated former midfielder Xavi Hernandez as their new coach after the sacking of Dutch coach and former barca player Ronald Koeman.

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xavi hernandez

Xavi is set to leave his job as the current manager of Al Saad, he will be in charge of his last game as the manager of the Qatar club on Wednesday before he faces a new challenge in Barcelona.

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xavi hernandez

The imminent arrival of Xavi is expected to boost the mood around the club and help lift the club from bad performances this season.