It has been a busy day at Barcelona, with the club desperately trying to navigate their managerial situation. For weeks, it had seemed like Xavi would not continue as the coach post-summer after announcing his resignation in advance, despite the club trying their best to convince him to stay. And just when it seemed like Xavi had finally folded and was ready to continue as the coach, reports started claiming that Barcelona were ready to take their search elsewhere, with the option of hiring Thomas Tuchel and Hansi Flick getting stronger. That was far from the last bombshell of the day, with F ..read more

Things have been chaotic at Barcelona today, with several important meetings going ahead at the club regarding the coaching situation. After trying to convince Xavi to stay for several weeks, it seems as if Barcelona have changed their approach today and asked the coach to make some changes to this coaching staff if he wants to continue as the manager. Sporting director Deco asked Xavi to switch the the physical trainer of the team, but more importantly, replace his brother, Oscar Hernandez, as the assistant manager of the team. Operation Domenec Torrent And while Xavi has reportedly rejected ..read more

After trying to convince Xavi for the last several weeks, Barcelona seem to have changed their approach for the worse today after holding meetings with the Spaniard. Reports had suggested that not only was Xavi exhausted after over two years as manager of the club, but he was also unhappy with how the club had behaved today, especially asking him to change his coaching staff. He had rejected both requests made by Deco regarding the same, with all signs pointing towards Barcelona looking for a new manager at the end of the season. RAC1 have now spilled the details regarding the two alterations ..read more

While much of the attention is on Barcelona’s first-team recruitment strategy, the Catalans are also actively scouting for promising young talents who can strengthen their youth teams. The hope is that these rising stars will one day earn a spot on the first team. For example, Ronald Araujo who joined from Boston River, honed his skills on the reserve team before becoming a mainstay in the starting XI. Although La Masia has been producing excellent homegrown players lately, Barça has also monitored the Spanish market well. The club’s scouts continue to scour untapped markets to find young pla ..read more

Ahead of a very busy summer transfer window, Barcelona are already dealing with a huge task on their hands trying to sort out the managerial position for next season. Current head coach, Xavi, has announced his decision to leave the club at the end of the season. And while Barcelona spent the last few weeks trying to convince him and also publicly requesting him to change his mind, it seems they will have to take their search outside the club eventually. That is because Xavi is said to be exhausted after a very tedious two-and-a-half seasons as coach of Barcelona. He is also unhappy with the ..read more

Barcelona’s biggest problems, over the last few months, has been solving their managerial woes after Xavi announced that he intends to leave the club at the end of the season after the 3-5 defeat to Villarreal at home. Since then, the club have been in an upwards struggle to convince Xavi to stay as they believe that changing the manager at this crucial point in their project will do more harm than good. After weeks of trying to do the same, the final decision seems to have come down to today, where the board are meeting with Xavi to speak to him about his continuity, but have imposed some co ..read more

The meeting between Deco and Xavi has finally concluded at the club’s offices, with the next few hours termed as decisive. The Spaniard must now decide if he actually wants to continue as the coach of Barcelona, pending the approval of Joan Laporta. On the back of the same, Javi Miguel has reported that Deco, during the meeting, imposed two conditions on Xavi in the form of changes in his coaching staff. However, Xavi has not accepted either of them. Reports from earlier today have claimed that Xavi is presumably hurt by the conditions that the club are imposing on him now after publicly aski ..read more

Despite no trophies to show for this season, it appeared the club and coach Xavi Hernandez were close to agreeing on a plan for him to continue leading the team. In fact, it was previously reported that President Joan Laporta had certain requirements for the 44-year-old club legend to remain. But the situation has turned around drastically, as Xavi now has one foot out of the exit door. The reason for Xavi’s reconsideration Xavi’s decision to potentially part ways comes after today’s internal meeting held at the club, which involved board members and Joan Laporta. Now, Gerard Romero has come ..read more

The coming weeks could prove to be crucial in the context of Xavi Hernandez’s future at Barcelona. Both parties are currently involved in a discussion over the Spaniard’s continuity at the club. Earlier in the year, Xavi had announced his desire to leave the club at the end of the season. But Barcelona have performed significantly better this year, despite the elimination from the UEFA Champions League and the recent loss to Real Madrid. This has led many to believe that Xavi may reverse his decision and stay at Camp Nou. Xavi is exhausted A recent report from Matteo Moretto has offered a fre ..read more

Over the past few hours, there has been a radical turn of events at FC Barcelona. Last week, it appeared that Xavi Hernandez will be leaving despite the club’s efforts to convince him to continue. Over the past couple of days, numerous reports suggested that the Spaniard was set to reverse his decision and stay. Now, though, it is being claimed that Xavi is closer to leaving than staying on as Barcelona manager. There was an internal meeting held today during which an agreement for him to continue was not reached. Even though Joan Laporta remains in favour of Xavi staying, an exit looks likel ..read more