Barcelona sacked coach Xavi Hernandez on Friday after the Catalan giants did not win a trophy this season.
Xavi will take cost of the group’s remaining La Liga match on Sunday at Sevilla earlier than departing.
“Barcelona president Joan Laporta has told Xavi Hernandez he will not continue as coach for the 2024-25 season,” mentioned Barcelona in an announcement.
Former Bayern Munich and Germany coach Hansi Flick is closely tipped to exchange 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 following marketing campaign, along with his contract expiring in June 2025.
However, the scenario rapidly modified with Spanish media reporting Laporta was angered by Xavi’s feedback suggesting it was onerous for the financially-hamstrung membership to compete with Real Madrid and different elite European sides.
“Barcelona want to thank Xavi for his work as coach, which adds to his unmatchable career as a player and the captain of the first team, and wish him all the best in the future,” continued Barcelona’s assertion.
“In the coming days, Barcelona will reveal the new coaching structure for the first team staff.”
Barcelona gained La Liga final season however weren’t in a position to 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 Real Madrid within the Spanish Super Cup remaining and misplaced to Athletic Bilbao within the Copa del Rey.
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