Barça: Xavi breaks the silence on his departure!

It’s time for the season to end for FC Barcelona. On Sunday, the 2023 Spanish champion will host Rayo Vallecano for the 37th day of La Liga. If the Madrid club will try to definitively validate its retention in the Spanish elite, its Catalan counterpart will, for its part, intend to consolidate its place as runner-up behind Real Madrid, freshly titled for the 36th time in its history last week. Above all, the Blaugranas aim to finish on a good note to put an end to a contrasting 2023-2024 financial year. However, this opposition risks taking place in a deleterious climate given the recent elements which have shaken the Catalans in recent hours.

After announcing his departure on January 27 and then reversing his decision three weeks ago, Xavi could finally be fired in the coming days, one year from the end of his contract. The reason for yet another turnaround? While the Catalan management had confided its enthusiasm at the idea of ​​reinforcing the native of Terrassa in his functions thanks to the good results recorded between the end of winter and spring (except the elimination in the Champions League against the Paris Saint-Germain), the latter would have irritated Joan Laporta by displaying his pessimism regarding the financial health of the club on the sidelines of the victory against Almeria according to various Spanish sources.

Xavi and Joan Laporta will explain themselves!

Heckled by these rumors, Xavi wanted to clarify his situation to the media. “I can only tell you that the club gives me peace of mind and I continue with the same desire to face this season and the next. I can not say more. I understand all the media noise, but it doesn’t change anything. I receive information, but it doesn’t interest me. The confidence of the president and Deco is intact”assured the Iberian before discussing a future interview with his president with a view to obtaining concrete explanations and calming things down: “We are going to sit down with Joan Laporta. We are in constant contact and if we need to talk, we will talk. It’s the same as three weeks ago when we announced my continuity. If there are any changes, we will notify you. I understand the questions and concerns, but I am calm and focused on winning tomorrow.”

Serenely, Xavi subsequently reiterated his ambition to continue the adventure with FC Barcelona. “There is no doubt that things can go well with me as a coach. I have an extraordinary base in the team, with people from home. Next year we will be able to compete better than this year. I’m looking forward to it, I’m excited and ambitious… I pass it on naturally to the players and I told them what I told you here. I don’t have to deceive anyone. Feel lucky, I told the players the same thing as I told you. There is noise outside and these things happen. The team is in good shape and looking forward to winning tomorrow. We focus on Rayo Vallecano tomorrow… When I come, I come to the best club in the world. Criticism can only make us better. I receive criticism because I am at the best club in the world. We want to show that we are competitive. We were only driven away by the details”, ended up concluding the Spaniard before disappearing behind the scenes after having held the shortest press conference as Barça coach. Just a coincidence?