5 Candidates to Succeed Xavi After Announcing departure from Barcelona
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Immediately after Xavi Hernandez announced his departure from the leadership of Barcelona, talk began about several names to succeed him, and German Jurgen Klopp came at the forefront of these names.
Barcelona’s coach, third in the Spanish Football League,
Barcelona’s defeat against Villarreal came a few days after the team lost the Spanish Super Cup and bid farewell to the Spanish Cup.
Xavi, 44 years old, whose contract with the Catalan club expires in 2025, said in a press conference after the match with Villarreal: “On June 30, I will leave the club. It is a decision I made with the president (Joan Laporta) and the technical staff.”
He added: “The club needs a change in dynamic. We are playing with a lot of tension. The best thing is to leave.”
Xavi, who took over in November 2021, led Barcelona to win the local Super Cup and the league title last season, with the team built around a strong defence, but he is suffering this season defensively, and yesterday’s match was the first time that the Catalan team conceded five goals in a match in… The league has been home since 1963.
After announcing his departure from Barcelona, Spanish and English newspapers revealed the five most prominent candidates to succeed Xavi in Barcelona:
1- Jurgen Klopp
2- Thiago Motta
3- Andoni Iraola
4- Michelle
5- Rafa Marquez
