According to reports, La Liga giants FC Barcelona have reached a verbal agreement with Hansi Flick, who is being lined up to replace head coach Xavi.
Club legend Xavi announced at the start of this year that he would depart Barcelona in the summer,
Xavi to leave after all?
Xavi helped win La Liga last season but this campaign has been more difficult and they are currently 12 points adrift of league leaders Real Madrid.
Barcelona chiefs moved to retain Xavi after his initial announcement in January as they believed he was the best-equipped head coach to get the best out of their young squad.
Despite this, it has been widely reported that Barcelona and Xavi could end up parting ways after all. This comes after the 44-year-old publicly admitted that
He said: I think that Barca fans need to understand that the situation is really difficult, especially economically, to compete with Real Madrid in Spain and others in Europe.
“We will adapt to this. It doesn’t mean that we don’t want to fight to compete and fight for trophies. It is the situation for Barcelona at this time. We need stability and time.”
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Regarding a potential replacement, Barcelona have been heavily linked with Flick in recent weeks.
The 59-year-old who previously managed Bayern Munich has been out of work since being sacked by Germany in September 2023.
