In today’s meeting between Xavi and Barcelona’s sporting director Deco at Joan Laporta’s house, Barcelona’s management reached a decisive decision regarding Xavi’s continuation as Barcelona’s coach next season.
Barcelona fans were dreaming of contracting with one of the coaches with experience in winning titles and championships, but the Laporta administration’s decision was for Xavi to complete his mission within Barcelona.
Only a few days ago, Spanish press reports revealed that Hansi Flick, the former coach of Bayern Munich and the German national team, refuses to give up and is clinging to the possibility of leading Barcelona in the coming period.
According to the Spanish newspaper Mundo Deportivo, Hansi Flick was awaiting the outcome of the meeting that Barcelona would hold in order to decide Xavi’s future.
The Spanish newspaper confirmed that Flick had offers from the English Premier League in addition to Turkish Besiktas, but his dream remains to coach Barcelona.
The Spanish newspaper revealed in a resounding surprise that the Barcelona administration, led by Laporta, caused great anger among Hansi Flick and his agent, Pini Zahavi.
The anger stems from the fact that the German coach believes that Barcelona president Laporta used his name to calm the public and did not really want to appoint him as Barcelona coach.