Former club captain rejected an offer to coach Catalan side in January. FMTNews Xavi Barcelona
BARCELONA: Former Barcelona great Xavi Hernandez has ruled out coaching the club in the near term, citing institutional problems as a reason to bide his time and remain in his role with Qatar’s Al Sadd.
The former Spain player alluded to some of the problems club President Josep Maria Bartomeu has faced, including a scandal involving the hiring of a social media monitoring firm and fallout from a pay cut the club introduced in April. Xavi also urged Barca to hand a new contract to Lionel Messi, whose current deal expires next year, amid reports the Argentine is disillusioned with Bartomeu’s leadership.“Messi needs Barca and Barca need Messi.
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