Former Argentina star Javier Saviola is set to become the coach of Barcelona’s La Masia academy. Saviola, who is also a former Barcelona star, is said to be in advanced talks to replace Sergi Baruen at La Masia, one of the best football academies in the world. Relevo Reporting.
Javier Saviolac, currently the assistant coach of Andorra’s FC Ordino, has a close relationship with Barcelona’s first team coach, Xavi. Both of them have played together for the Barcelona senior team before. For Saviola, this is also an opportunity to return to the team he played for six years.
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Javier Saviola was with the Barcelona team from 2001 to 2007. In the meantime, the player who left the club twice on loan has played in Monaco and Sevilla clubs. Saviola has made 172 appearances for Barcelona, scoring 72 goals and providing 31 assists.
He joined Real Madrid from Barcelona and played for Los Blancos for two seasons. After that, Saviola, who played for Benfica, Malaga, Olympiakos and Hellas Verona in Europe, will retire at Riverplate. Saviola has been the assistant coach of FC Ordino since 2016.
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