The reasons for Xavi's refusal to coach Barcelona were revealed ... and Bartomeu called him before the Bayern meeting
The Spanish newspaper "Marca" said that the former Barcelona star, Xavi Hernandez, was the first choice for the club's management, before negotiations were opened two days ago with another former Barcelona player, the current coach of the Netherlands national team Ronald Koeman. The newspaper revealed some of the reasons that made Chafee refuse to coach the team again, after the first time last January, following the dismissal of former coach Ernesto Valverde, after the disappointing exit from the Super Cup.
Barcelona, after the humiliating defeat by Bayern Munich by 8-2 in the quarter-finals of the European Champions, decided yesterday to officially dismiss the coach Setien, and today Spanish media close to the club reported news about the announcement of Koeman as coach of the team.
Marca said that the club's president, Joseph Bartomeu, was so keen to sign Xavi, that he even contacted him personally before the Bayern meeting, promising him to fulfill all his conditions in order to work on building a strong team. However, Xavi refused the offer again, and the newspaper said that this is due to the fact that Xavi does not want to work alongside his former colleague, and the current manager in the club, Eric Abidal, especially in the wake of the controversy that took place last January, and that Xavi does not want to risk training Barcelona at this time. With the decline in the level of most star players, led by Lionel Messi.
Xavi wants to work with a different administration in Barcelona, and does not favor the continuation of the Bartomeu administration, in addition to that he is not confident in the ability of the current administration to fulfill all its promises to him.
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- Barcelona,
- Bartomeu,
- Xavi Hernandez