Barcelona confirmed the return of Xavi as coach on Saturday, with the legendary midfielder now tasked with regaining the club's glory days.
Having enjoyed incredible success at Barcelona as a player, Xavi Hernandez makes a return to Camp Nou as a coach. Picture: Karim JAAFAR / AFP
Barcelona said in a statement it had reached an agreement with Xavi to become first team coach for the rest of the current season and two more seasons, replacing the sacked Ronald Koeman. His passing style was seen as the embodiment of Guardiola’s “tiki-taka” team that won the treble in 2009. Al Sadd said Barca had agreed to pay the clause in Xavi’s contract, which is reportedly set at around five million euros , but Barcelona did not give any details of the deal in their statement.
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