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“On June 30, I will leave the club, it’s a decision that I took with the president, with the staff”. These words are those of Xavi Hernandez a few weeks ago. The FC Barcelona coach took advantage of a defeat against Villarreal (3-5) to explain in a post-match press conference that he would no longer be on the bench next season. A fairly quick announcement in a season far from over for Barça, including this Champions League quarter-final against PSG. And if the La Liga title race already seems very far away (Real Madrid is 8 points ahead), it's hard to think that the Catalans have nothing left to play for.
But this announcement at least allowed the Catalan management to have time to prepare to find the future coach of the team, the one who will really take a talented generation to the next level and who will, above all, manage to put a game in place. attractive. What Xavi failed to do. But the big coaches on the market are not in the streets and several names have been mentioned among the Blaugrana for several weeks. For Joan Laporta and management, the objective is clear: find a coach in the continuity of Xavi so as not to start everything from scratch.
Barça wants to tempt Luis Enrique
According to information from Mundo Deportivo, the selection process for the new coach is progressing very well, and now three candidates clearly stand out. The first is Rafa Márquez. The Mexican legend currently coaches Barça Atlètic, the club's reserves. The other track leads to Hansi Flick, without a club since his departure from the German selection. The German is popular with Joan Laporta and is represented by Pini Zahavi, a very good friend of Laporta. But one name stands out insistently and even remains the priority according to the Catalan press: Luis Enrique!
The current PSG coach is FC Barcelona's number one target. Luis Enrique is highly appreciated by the Barcelona management who believe that he ticks all the boxes to turn around Barça, his favorite club, as he has explained several times. His strong personality, his style of play and his knowledge of the “FC Barcelona” universe as well as his ability to help young people progress are qualities sought by the Blaugrana. But the Mundo Deportivo also specifies that it remains the most complex track since he is under contract with PSG until June 2025 and that he feels good there as he explained. Barça is banking on his attachment to the club and his desire to return to Spain to try to change his mind this summer. And perhaps an elimination in the quarterfinals of C1 against the same Barça could help him change his mind…
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