Barcelona is in negotiations with Qatari membership Al-Sadd to hunt Xavi Hernandez’s launch in order that the previous star can return to Camp Nou as its new coach.
“The two clubs are in conversations and we don’t know how it will end,” Xavi instructed a crew of Catalan public tv station TV3 that had deployed to Qatar on Wednesday. “It is very exciting, I don’t know what will happen.”
The former Spain midfielder acknowledged that teaching Barcelona can be “an exciting step” in his profession.
“We are all very eager,” he stated. “It would be spectacular.”
Al-Sadd seems not as desperate to let him go.
In a press release, Xavi’s present employer stated it “welcomed the visit of the administrative delegation” from Barcelona. But Al-Sadd CEO Turki Al-Ali added: “The club’s position is clear from the beginning – we are committed to keeping our coach Xavi with us and we cannot have him leave at this sensitive time of the season.”
Al-Sadd leads the Qatari league by three factors after 9 video games performed.
Barcelona has performed two video games below caretaker coach Sergi Barjuan, who took over following the firing of Ronald Koeman with the group struggling each within the Spanish league and the Champions League.
Barcelona’s subsequent recreation is Saturday at Celta Vigo.
The 41-year-old Xavi left Barcelona in 2015 after serving to it win 25 titles in 17 seasons, together with 4 European Cups. He was additionally key to Spain successful the 2010 World Cup and European Championships in 2008 and 2012.
Since then, he has been at Al-Sadd, first as a participant after which as its coach.