Rumors have been buzzing lately in the Catalan press, but it seemed so big that we didn’t dare believe it. And yet… After announcing at the end of January that he would leave his post at the end of the season, Xavi Hernandez will remain on the FC Barcelona bench next season.
The 44-year-old Catalan technician, who had extended until 2025 last fall, agreed to honor his contract, at the end of a day of meetings this Wednesday, with his president Joan Laporta and sports director Deco.
A difficult season, but progress towards the end
Returning as coach in November 2021 to Barça, where he had won everything as a player, Xavi led the Blaugrana to the title of Spanish champion last season.
The current exercise has been much more complicated for the winner of the 2023 Spanish Super Cup and his team, in the shadow of a once again dominant Real Madrid.
But the recovery made in recent months by the current second in La Liga, despite the elimination in the quarter-final of the Champions League by PSG, has therefore convinced the Catalan leaders, first, and then Xavi, to continue the common adventure.