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By: EFE
Saturday, October 5
A hero arrives at the Camp Nou: Al-Sadd revealed that Xavi will be the new coach of FC Barcelona
The Qatari Al-Sadd has announced on its social networks the transfer of Xavi Hernández to become the new Barcelona coach.
The executive director of the Asian club, Turki Al-Ali , has confirmed in a statement the agreement for the departure of Xavi “ after paying the penalty clause stipulated in the contract “.
“ Xavi informed us in the last days of his desire to go to Barcelona at this time , in particular due to the critical stage that his club in the city is going through. We understand and decided not to get in his way . Xavi and his family will be welcomed in Doha and the relationship will continue ”, adds the head of Al-Sadd in the statement.
In this way, Xavi Hernández will become the new manager of the Barça team after more than five years at the Qatari club, first as a player and since 2018 as a technician.
Al-Sadd, who assures that they have reached a cooperation agreement with Barcelona for the future, assures that Xavi is “history ”Of the club. In fact won four titles, two of the League, in his last stage as an active footballer, and as a coach he has managed to have the team dominate Qatari football, with another seven crowns but over all with an absolute domain.
Xavi, who leaves Al-Sadd at the top of the Qatari Super League table with three points ahead of Al-Duhail (with whom he tied at three in their last match on Wednesday), will occupy the Barcelona bench after the departure of the Dutch Ronald Koeman and that in recent games he has been in charge of Sergi Barjuán on an interim basis.
In the absence of the official announcement from Barcelona, the former player from Terrassa, from 41 years, returns to the Barcelona club six and a half years after announcing his departure. The club is in a more than delicate economic situation and the team He is also going through a difficult time, ninth in the LaLiga Santander standings, second in the Champions League, but above all in need of rediscovering his style.
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