Leclerc finished in P7 and raged to his engineers: "being behind like this is really ****. I don't know what to do!" he hit back: "Xavi, you need to tell me that before!"
Vincent Kompany is set for an emotional reunion with his former man city boss. The former defender is set to get a huge reception from fans. He is far from being pep Guardiola's only former colleague to make a success of management.
Xavi, Pedri, Frenkie, and Sergio Busquets are all consistent starters. The one man who’s been left out of some of the biggest matches has been Franck Kessie.
Xavi's side are said to be open to his exit in the summer. The 23-year-old has struggled for form at the nou camp this season. He has scored 13 goals in 26 games during the second half of 2021-22.
Frankie de Jong has rubbished rumours about his potential move to the premier league. The 25-year-old is a key component of Xavi's set-up at barca. He has scored two goals in 22 league appearances this season.
Xavi Hernandez has claimed that the club will sign players in the summer transfer window. Barcelona president javier Tebas has claimed the club can't sign any players this summer. He also said that he will need to promote players from the academy.
De Jong was ten Hag's no 1 choice last summer to strengthen his squad. He refused to be sold and has since been a regular in Xavi's team. The 25-year-old has made 32 appearances this term.
Barcelona have been widely linked with a swoop to bring the argentine back to the club next season. A meeting took place at the Botafumeiro restaurant in the Gracia neighborhood of Barcelona. The Argentine is contracted to PSG until the summer of 2023 and the Ligue 1 giants are in no need of selling.
Xavi still has his full backing, despite the midweek disappointment in the Champions League. The barca chief has hinted that the club may make more transfer moves when the January window opens. He has our support and he knows it.
Xavi has wanted to secure or let go, the board has delivered. The biggest win of the window is that the first team now has genuine strength in depth. A mid-season world cup to factor in will be quite the ride.
Sergio Busquets, Gerard Pique and Jordi Alba have been unfairly singled out by Barcelona directors. The Spanish full-back has been dropped to the bench for Alejandro Balde. Alba has been accused of having an excessively high salary, but no one is talking about the fact that this 'slight' detail comes from having agreed to defer his salary for the last three years, including a pay cut. Xavi has the task of making these three veteran players see that the situation has got out of hand.
Barcelona host Manchester City in a charity match at the Camp Nou on Wednesday night. Xavi Hernández has called up 27 players to the squad for the match. The match is a friendly after the start of the season and Xavi will rotate his squad. Samuel Umtiti and Martin Braithwaite are left out of the squad.
Manchester City face Barcelona in a Champions League knockout match on Wednesday, August 24 2022. The early season exhibition has been organised to raise funds for the Luzon Foundation, in honour of Juan Carlos Unzue. Xavi and Pep Guardiola will face off to help the foundation’s research into the disease. City will also use the game to blood their new signings Sergio Gomez, Kalvin Phillips, Julian Alvarez and Stefan Ortega.
Xavi's new-look team was held to a 0-0 draw at camp Nou on saturday. But he still has work to do to forge a winning team. He said it was too bad that he wanted to show his fans that we are on the right path.
Robert Lewandowski hails coach Xavi as main reason for his move to Barcelona. Polish striker says Xavi's ideas and methods painted an amazing future for Barca. Lewandowski joined Barcelona from Bayern Munich in a deal worth 45 million euros ($45.84 million) The 33-year-old had been forcing a move from Bayern since May.
Xavi was reportedly denied entry to the united states for the club's pre-season tour due to his visits to Iran. He will need special permission if he is to join the club, and this process is expected to take a few days. The catalan giants are scheduled to play four friendlies.
