Barcelona President Joan Laporta reportedly left a meeting with the rest of his board with the impression that Xavi Hernandez was to leave the club at the end of the season, just hours before his continuity was confirmed publicly by Vice-President Rafa Yuste.
Multiple sources have confirmed that a board meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon, during which Jordi Baste claims that Laporta explained that Xavi would not be manager of the club next season. More concerning for Barcelona fans, all of the board members backed Laporta to take that course of action.
This checks out with other sources, as the likes of Toni Juanmarti and Matteo Moretto had both reported that there was pessimism over Xavi’s continuity come early evening, ahead of a meeting between the president and the coach.
Something during that meeting, conducted with VP Yuste and ex-brother-in-law of Laporta Alejandro Echevarria, must have changed his thinking regarding Xavi. The Blaugrana coach communicated his desire to continue in the job, but it would be surprising if that alone were enough to change Laporta’s thinking.
Barcelona can now at least begin preparations for next season regarding the squad and the transfer market, with large sales predicted. It would not be unfair to predict that Xavi’s job could get even harder, depending on what players they lose and bring in.
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Thanks Xavi for staying and facing challenges barca need Xavi to rebuild barca and build more confidence in our young promoted players even Anceloti can't achieve what Xavi have achieve for barca in two season because they always look for an already made club if not why can't he rebuild Everton won a FA or Carabao cup for them at least qualify them for any European competition like Emery is trying for Aston villa now but no they won't stay they can't stand too much pressure from fans and the executive that's why they always look for red made club , why did you think Zidane is hiding , running and rejecting every work it is because he can't stand critism , pressure and heavy challenge coward thanks Xavi for staying it not easy to rebuild a big team like barcelona eg over 15 years Man united have collected champions league over 12y they be collected premiere league, when have Ac and intermilan collected champions league last ,it took 30 years before Liverpool collected there 30th premiere league , its almost 18 to 19 years arsenal collected premiere league, it not easy to rebuild a new era in a big team it took patient and endurance or did we barca believe if we collected another coach its a guarantee for an automatic trophy its a lie upon lies up barca we have been there and will be there again one love to barca fans