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Xavi Hernández is vindicating himself again , after announcing that he will not continue at Barça next season. He has shown that he has fantastic conditions to become a great coach, and is achieving very good results in recent months. Interestingly, since he announced his retirement, they have not lost a game again, and have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League, as well as reclaiming second place in the EA Sports La Liga standings .
All this has caused Joan Laporta and Deco to come up with the idea of not hiring a new coach, and of continuing to trust the ex-Al-Sadd, thus ruling out the options of Thiago Motta, Sergio Conceiçao, Rafa Márquez, Hans-Dieter Flick , Roberto de Zerbi and company. But, for now, they have not been able to reach an agreement, and a priori the player will leave the Camp Nou. And there will be no shortage of proposals to run a club again.
Because he has already been placed in the plans of some top European entities, who intend to bet on him. This is the case of Ajax from Amsterdam, which shares a philosophy very similar to that of the Blaugrana team, and which is experiencing a very complicated season. They are fifth in the Eredivise, more than 30 points off the lead, and in the summer it is expected that there will be many changes to the team. And the current manager, John van ‘t Ship, will be dismissed.
Although there has been speculation about the possible return of Erik Ten Hag, who also finds it very difficult to continue at Manchester United , the option that has Xavi as the protagonist seems to like it very much in the Johan Cruyff Arena, where they could make an attempt to recruit him. It would be an interesting destination if he were to leave Barça, as he could get away from media pressure and lead a project that is bound to win titles.
And there he could continue betting on the possession football he wants to impose, in addition to trusting the young talents of the quarry.
Along with Ajax, another emblematic team that has been interested in Xavi is Benfica, who are aiming to sack Roger Schmidt, even if the results have not been particularly bad. But the relationship with the players does not seem to be very good, and this may cause him to end up being relieved of his responsibilities at the Estadio da Luz.
Although the door to Barça is still open…
