BARCELONA – Before officially becoming Barcelona coach, Xavi Hernandez it turned out that he had twice refused the team’s coaching chair. However, because of the President’s persuasion Barcelona at this time, namely Joan Laporta, in the end Xavi wants to return to the Blaugrana.
As is known Xavi has officially become Barcelona coach on Saturday 6 November 2021. Xavi was appointed as the new Barcelona coach to replace Ronald Koeman who was sacked after a 0-1 defeat to Rayo Vallecano on Thursday 28 October 2021
Meanwhile, rumors about Xavi will be dealing with Barcelona have been circulating for a long time. But Xavi himself had rejected Barcelona’s offer twice before.
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The Spaniard said the first reason was that he didn’t feel a strong bond with management either from family or football. Meanwhile, the reason for the two was not the right moment to join Barcelona at that time.
“The first two times Barcelona came, we didn’t feel it, neither at the family level nor in football. I also believe it’s still early days. Then, with the selection between them, it didn’t seem like the right moment,” Xavi was quoted as saying by Marca, Wednesday (10/01/2020). 11/2021).
However, Xavi says he has ties to Laporta and considers Barcelona’s best president. He explained that when Laporta called to ask the Barcelona coach, Xavi did not hesitate even though his family doubted his decision.
