Outgoing Barca manager Xavi set on break despite calls from Man United & others

Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez will leave the club after just over two and a half years at the club, having ended a three-season run without a title. His management has come under heavy fire this season in Spain, but he does still have cachet in Europe.

In recent weeks it has been reported that Xavi received an offer to coach the South Korean national team , which he turned down shortly after announcing his exit in January. Before Barcelona’s decision to sack him, Manchester United had shown interest, and multiple months prior AC Milan had also been in touch with him.

Most recently, Chelsea have been linked with a move for Xavi, as they search for replacement for Mauricio Pochettino, but Fabrizio Romano has told Caught Offside that there is nothing concrete in that idea. Cadena SER also say that Xavi is intent on taking a sabbatical for the next year, and letting the tension of the past year slip away.