Xavi Hernandez Back Linked With Barcelona

DBasia.news – Rumors of changing Barcelona coach are still a hot topic of conversation. Plus, Xavi Hernandez was seen in the Catalan capital.

Rumors of a change in Barcelona coach have actually been heard since Joan Laporta was re-elected as club president in March. He has never explicitly supported Ronald Koeman, who is now in this position.

Barcelona’s success in winning the Copa del Rey title also did not make Koeman’s position safe. The threat of dismissal continues to haunt the Dutch national even though he still has one year left on his contract.

Xavi himself was linked with Barcelona before Koeman was appointed as coach. However, he refused the offer because he was not ready.

Currently Xavi is still the coach of the Qatari club, Al Sadd. He even just extended his contract until 2023.

However, Xavi’s presence at Barcelona airport made this issue heated up again. The 41 year old man made a clarification.

“Really, I don’t know anything. I came for a vacation, I don’t know anything,” said Xavi as quoted by Mundo Deportivo.

Rumors of Koeman’s dismissal

Even though Xavi has denied this, it does not mean that rumors of a change in Barcelona coach will just disappear. It is believed that Koeman’s threat of dismissal is not just a rumor.

From the same source, Barcelona officials are still not satisfied with Koeman’s performance. The failure to win the LaLiga title is one of the reasons.

However, Barcelona have certainly not made a decision to fire Koeman. All possibilities can still happen until next summer.