Published 21:34 IST, January 13th 2020
Barcelona left wondering as Xavi Hernandez rejects January approach
Barcelona are left in limbo after Xavi Hernandez denied a January approach from the Blaugrana management to replace under-fire coach - Ernesto Valverde.
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Barcelona suffered an embarrassing end to ir Super Copa campaign in Middle East. y lost to Atletico Mrid by a 2-1 scoreline. A lot of questions were raised at Ernesto Valverde and rest of Barcelona squ after y ended up conceding two goals in last 10 minutes of game. In fact, recent reports stated that former Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez (who is current coach of Al-Sd in Qatar League) is rumoured to be in line to take up position of he coach at his beloved Camp u.
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As per reports in Guardian, Barcelona’s sporting director Eric Abidal and chief executive Òscar Grau are due to discuss Ernesto Valverde situation with club president - Josep Maria Bartomeu. duo held meetings with Xavi over two days while y were in Qatar. 39-year-old has expressed a desire to become coach at Camp u. However, with Barcelona pressing for a swift response, he decided time was t right. Xavi won eight La Liga titles and four Champions League titles during his 17-year career at Barcelona. He turned down job offer on Sunday out of respect for Ernesto Valverde and Al-Sd. Tell us in comments section if you think Xavi should be appointed as next Barcelona coach after potential departure of Ernesto Valverde.
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21:34 IST, January 13th 2020