Qatari Al-Sadd Club officially announced on Sunday the renewal of the contract of its Spanish coach Xavi Hernandez for one season until 2021, to continue to lead the technical leadership of the Qatari team for the second season in a row.
There was widespread speculation during the last period about the possibility of Xavi to take over the training of his former team, Barcelona, next season, but the dam settled the matter and renewed the contract of his young coach.
Spanish newspapers - including the Catalan newspaper Sport - confirmed that Xavi included an article in his new contract with Al Sadd that allowed him to leave at any time, which could allow him to take over as Barcelona coach in the event he dispensed with the current coach Kiki Sittin.
Those sources indicated that the end of the new decade in 2021 coincides with the upcoming elections for the selection of a new president for Barcelona, a period during which changes may lead Xavi to the training of the Catalan club.
Chafee took over Al Sadd early in the 2019-2020 season, winning the Super Cup and Qatar Cup with him.
The Spanish star expressed his happiness to renew his contract with Al-Sadd for the second season in a row, and said in a statement to the official website of the club, "I am happy to renew my contract with Al-Sadd, which will continue for the second year in a row", stressing that his focus in the current period is fully focused on preparing players for the upcoming local competitions And the Asian, and said that his goal with the team is to compete for all tournaments. "
He pointed out that he works with the club’s administration during the current period on several files, the most important of which is the renewal of the contract of the star of the team Akram Afif, in addition to contracting with professional players instead of the Spanish Gabi and Mexican Marco Fabian.