NEW DELHI: Barcelona dismissed coach Xavi Hernandez on Friday after the Catalan giants did not safe a trophy this season.
Xavi will oversee the workforce’s last La Liga match on Sunday towards Sevilla earlier than departing.
“Barcelona president Joan Laporta has informed Xavi Hernandez he won’t proceed as coach for the 2024-25 season,” mentioned Barcelona in a press release.
Former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Hansi Flick is closely tipped to interchange Xavi.
In January, Xavi mentioned he would go away on the finish of the season however, after a run of robust kind, in April he and president Laporta agreed the coach would keep for the subsequent marketing campaign, along with his contract expiring in June 2025.
Nevertheless, the scenario shortly modified with Spanish media reporting Laporta was angered by Xavi’s feedback suggesting it was exhausting for the financially-hamstrung membership to compete with Actual Madrid and different elite European sides.
“Barcelona wish to thank Xavi for his work as coach, which provides to his unmatchable profession as a participant and the captain of the primary workforce, and need him all the perfect sooner or later,” continued Barcelona’s assertion.
“Within the coming days, Barcelona will reveal the brand new teaching construction for the primary workforce employees.”
Barcelona received La Liga final season however weren’t capable of efficiently defend the title within the present marketing campaign.
They have been knocked out of the Champions League within the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain, have been hammered by Actual Madrid within the Spanish Tremendous Cup last and misplaced to Athletic Bilbao within the Copa del Rey.
(With inputs from AFP)
Xavi will oversee the workforce’s last La Liga match on Sunday towards Sevilla earlier than departing.
“Barcelona president Joan Laporta has informed Xavi Hernandez he won’t proceed as coach for the 2024-25 season,” mentioned Barcelona in a press release.
Former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Hansi Flick is closely tipped to interchange Xavi.
In January, Xavi mentioned he would go away on the finish of the season however, after a run of robust kind, in April he and president Laporta agreed the coach would keep for the subsequent marketing campaign, along with his contract expiring in June 2025.
Nevertheless, the scenario shortly modified with Spanish media reporting Laporta was angered by Xavi’s feedback suggesting it was exhausting for the financially-hamstrung membership to compete with Actual Madrid and different elite European sides.
“Barcelona wish to thank Xavi for his work as coach, which provides to his unmatchable profession as a participant and the captain of the primary workforce, and need him all the perfect sooner or later,” continued Barcelona’s assertion.
“Within the coming days, Barcelona will reveal the brand new teaching construction for the primary workforce employees.”
Barcelona received La Liga final season however weren’t capable of efficiently defend the title within the present marketing campaign.
They have been knocked out of the Champions League within the quarter-finals by Paris Saint-Germain, have been hammered by Actual Madrid within the Spanish Tremendous Cup last and misplaced to Athletic Bilbao within the Copa del Rey.
(With inputs from AFP)
