Arsenal legend Thierry Henry recently revealed that he urged Barcelona to appoint Erik ten Hag before the Catalan club got Xavi on board. Xavi was appointed as the team’s manager after Ronald Koeman was sacked midway through the 2021-22 season. Ten Hag was Ajax’s coach at that point in time. Henry recently said he urged…
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has given clarity on the futures of Raphinha and Memphis Depay amidst reported interest from Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, respectively. Barca signed the Brazil international last summer from Leeds United for a fee of €65 million. The Dutch forward, meanwhile, arrived at Spotify Camp Nou on a free transfer from Olympique…
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has publicly admitted that the club wants to sign Real Madrid target Endrick. The young striker is one of the most highly-touted talents in world football at the moment. His performances in the youth leagues in Brazil have attracted attention from across Europe. As per GOAL, Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Paris…
Barcelona manager Xavi Hernandez has recalled an incident involving sharing a room with a young Lionel Messi while Barca were touring Japan. While the specifics of the tour haven’t been mentioned, Xavi could be referring to when the Catalan giants toured Japan in late July 2005. They played out a 1-1 draw against the Yokohama Marinos….
Barcelona manager Xavi’s stance on signing Chelsea midfielder Jorginho is that he does not want the player, as per El Nacional. Jorginho, 30, has been earmarked as a potential replacement for Sergio Busquets, who is expected to leave Barca at the end of the season. The veteran Spaniard’s contract with the Blaugrana expires. Barcelona president…
Barcelona coach Xavi insists he can see Frenkie de Jong being part of their future. Whilst De Jong hasn’t been anywhere close to an ever-present in 2022/23, the Spanish coach doesn’t believe he is at all a problem, despite reports linking him with a January transfer. “Because of his potential I see him more as…
Barcelona coach Xavi has put Pablo Torres on notice for today’s clash with Athletic Bilbao. Torre has not debuted in La Liga yet and has only had minutes against Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League. Xavi says he counts on Torre, though, and could use him at any moment. “I would like for him to…
The head coach of Barcelona Xavi isn’t happy with the fact that Barcelona fans booed Gerard Pique as he came on against Villarreal in La Liga on Thursday night. It’s been a difficult season for the veteran Gerard Pique, who hasn’t played most of the time and has often struggled when actually on the pitch….
Barcelona coach Xavi has claimed that Cristiano Ronaldo pushed his arch-rival Lionel Messi to become the best version of himself, insisting that the rivalry between the two is very real. Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are inarguably the two most accomplished players of this generation, with a whopping 12 Ballons d’Or shared between them. The Portuguese superstar has five to…
Barcelona coach Xavi has disclosed that Raphinha was fuming after being denied a penalty and needed to be calmed down by the club’s staff. The Blaugrana traveled to Celta Vigo for their La Liga matchday eight clash on Sunday night (October 9). Barcelona starlet Pedri scored the only goal of the match in the 17th…
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