OFFICIAL: Barca statement confirms that Xavi will leave the club at end of the season
Barcelona have sacked head coach Xavi after three years in the role, with former Bayern Munich and Germany boss Hansi Flick primed to replace him.
The 44-year-old Spaniard will take charge of Barcelona's final game of the season against Sevilla on Sunday before leaving the club.
The decision to sack Xavi comes a month after Barcelona persuaded him to stay on as manager after he initially planned to leave at the end of this campaign.
According to Sky in Germany, Barcelona.have reached a verbal agreement with Flick to become coach. The Spanish club say they plan to make an announcement regarding Xavi's replacement over the next few days.
A statement from the Catalan club read: "FC Barcelona wishes to thank Xavi for his work as coach, as well as for his inimitable career as a player and as team captain, and wishes him every future success in the world."
Nfrancis340
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From Boyhood club to Best midfielder in his generation to Club Manager we wish you all the best in your next endeavour
Josedad
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Came as a kid . Turn into a legendary player and left a mark to remember and returns as a coach during the difficult time and won two trophies and end up getting sacked and maltreated by the people he love ❤️ 🥲🥲🥲🥲 All the best xavi 🥲🥲🥲🥲
PrincePowell
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the only mistake that xavi made is accepting to continue that now gave the board the audacity to sack him. good luck to him
Josedad
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A New Era begins 🔜 Hans Dieter flick 🔜 ❤️💙
AngkorCity
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Barca could sign Rashford and Kimmich
Josedad
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What a sad day for sport lovers to see such iconic player who give his all for a club if his life as coach despite their crisis is been kick out like a trash 🗑 All the best xavi ❤️👏
Littleemperor
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Ee they begged to stay he stayed and now they fire him
BankoleLonge
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Laporta is a manipulative person. Xavi earlier announced that he was leaving because he knew that Laporta wanted to sack him. This hurt the ego of Laporta and he got different influential persons to convinced Xavi to stay only to now actually sack him. I guess the severance package Xavi will get for being sacked did not make him quickly announce that he has changed his mind and will go back to his initial decision to walk away. It is more beneficial for the brand of an organisation to sack a staff than for the staff to resign. For a staff, it is more honourable to walk away than to be sacked. All the best Xavi Hernandez!