(ANSA-AFP) – MADRID, OCTOBER 29 – Barcelona president Joan Laporta has refused to confirm that Xavi Hernandez will replace Ronald Koeman, but said he has “excellent references” on the Spaniard’s credentials as a manager and that he knows “very well what think of the team “. Laporta’s positive evaluation of the former blaugrana midfielder can be understood as an indication for the choice of Koeman’s successor, sacked on Wednesday evening. “He is in a very interesting phase,” Laporta said at a press conference about Xavi, who has been driving Al Sadd in Qatar since 2019. “He is growing very well and I have excellent references on him, from people close to him and from people who know him better than me “.
Furthermore, “I often talk to him. I know very well what he thinks about the team, his opinions and what he thinks should be done”.
Barcelona B coach Sergi Barjuan has been appointed as the coach who will lead the team to the signing of Koeman’s successor. He will immediately be on the bench for matches against Alaves in La Liga on Saturday and against Dynamo Kiev in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Laporta explained that he fired Koeman because “the situation was not sustainable” and the team “was not on track to reach the goals of the season, which are the conquest of the titles”. He also admitted that he should have sacked the Dutchman first: “Maybe we should have fired Koeman first and I take responsibility for it,” Laporta said. “We thought he needed support, but obviously we were drifting away.” (ANSA-AFP).
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