2024-01-29 08:42:41
“Xavi told me that at the end of the season he would leave, that he wanted to finish the season. It is a formula that I accept because it was proposed by Xavi and he is a legend of Barcelona fans”. Just yesterday, the president of FC Barcelona, lawyer Joan Laporta, confirmed that, as Xavi Hernández himself had announced after the defeat against Villarreal, the Egarense coach will leave the team at the end of the season.
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Although there is still room to recruit a replacement, the board has already drawn up a list of the first candidates. With Luis Enrique (PSG) and Pep Guardiola (Manchester City) ruled out, who are considered unattainable, the presence of up to six top-level coaches stands out on the agenda.
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Six names, six
According to Sports world, in this sextet three appear who could be more or less affordable due to their contractual situation: the German Hansi Flick (free, 58 years old), the Portuguese Sergio Conceiçao (Oporto, 49) and the Italian-Brazilian Thiago Motta (Bologna, 41). The first is without a team since he said goodbye to the German National Team; while the other two finish their engagement in the summer.
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Much more difficult to recruit would be Mikel Arteta (Arsenal, 41 years old), Imanol Alguacil (Real Sociedad, 52) and Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool, 56). The Gipuzkoans, because they have a contract with their respective clubs, and the German, because he has already commented that he intends to take a sabbatical year.
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