Barcelona management persuades Xavi to reconsider and continue his work in the next season as well – Football – Sportacentrs.com

At the end of January, “Barcelona” experienced two productive losses in a few days, first in the quarter-finals of the King’s Cup, losing to Bilbao with 2:4 in extra time, and then in the league game at home, losing to “Villarreal” 3:5. After the match, Xavi announced that he would resign after the end of the season, citing the great and unjustified media and political pressure.

Xavi’s announcement was followed by a 13-game unbeaten run (10-3-0), a Champions League last-16 tie (1-1, 3-1 against Italian champions Napoli) and a 3-2 victory in Paris, and there were already rumors about the management’s upcoming meeting with Xavi after the April 21 El Clasico. Although they have experienced two losses in a row, collapsing 1-4 at home against PSG and not keeping the lead in Madrid (2-3), this did not change the management’s desire to continue cooperation with Xavi.

As reported Mundo Deportivo, yesterday there was first a board meeting, after which sports director Deku met with Xavi and his assistant, brother Oscar Hernandez, and then Deku, Xavi went to a meeting at the house of club president Juan Laporta, in the presence of vice-president for sports Raf Juste. The two-hour-long negotiations ended with an agreement that Xavi will continue his work next season and fulfill the contract until the end – the agreement signed in September is valid until the summer of 2025, with the possibility of a one-year extension.

An official statement from the club is also expected today. With 70 points in 32 games, “Barcelona” occupies second place in the Spanish championship, 11 points behind “Real Madrid” and two ahead of “Girona”, which they will visit soon – on May 4. “Barcelona” will play the next game on Monday, hosting “Valencia”. Xavi has been leading the team since November 2021.

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