Luis Enrique welcomes Xavi back to Barca – I hope he wins many things!

The
long-awaited
return
of
Xavi
now
appears
a
formality
after
Al
Sadd
announced
Barcelona
had
agreed
to
buy
the
41-year-old
out
of
his
contract.

Spanish
newspaper
Sport
has
reported
Barcelona
and
Xavi
are
planning
to
split
the
cost
of
buying
the
coach
out
of
that
deal
with
the
Qatar
Stars
League
(QSL)
team.

Xavi
leaves
Al
Sadd
to
become
Barcelona
coach

Barcelona
have
encountered
major
financial
problems
but
are
optimistic
Xavi
will
be
the
man
who
leads
a
turnaround
of
their
fortunes
on
the
pitch.

Heading
into
this
weekend,
they
sit
ninth
in
La
Liga
after
11
games,
having
won
just
four
times
in
the
competition.
A
trip
to
face
Celta
Vigo
in
their
test
on
Saturday,
with
Xavi
reportedly
set
to
be
presented
on
Monday.

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Spain
boss
Luis
Enrique
played
for
Barcelona
from
1996
to
2004,
overlapping
with
the
early
years
of
Xavi’s
playing
career,
and
later
coached
the
team
from
2014
to
2017,
winning
a
stack
of
trophies
including
two
La
Liga
titles
and
a
Champions
League.

“It
was
almost
an
announced
rumour
that
Xavi
would
have
the
chance
to
come
back
to
his
home.
Hopefully
he
will
have
a
great
time
there,
hopefully
he
will
be
able
to
win
many
things
with
Barcelona,”
Luis
Enrique
said
at
a
news
conference
on
Friday,
after
announcing
Spain’s
squad
for
their
upcoming
international
fixtures.

Xavi
faces
crunch
moment
in
bid
to
become
Barcelona
boss

“It’s
true
that
I
have
been
in
the
dressing
room
at
lot
at
Barcelona,
but
also
at
​​Sporting
[Gijon]
and
Real
Madrid.
And
as
a
coach
I’ve
also
been
in
many
dressing
rooms.

“But
in
this
one,
specifically,
Xavi
has
been
there
much
more
than
me.
I
think
he
will
almost
be
able
to
give
me
tips.”

Xavi
played
767
games
for
Barcelona,
which
is
a
tally
only
beaten
by
Lionel
Messi
(778),
whose
close-season
exit
to
Paris
Saint-Germain
has
left
Barcelona
reeling.

In
all,
Xavi
won
La
Liga
eight
times
and
the
Champions
League
on
four
occasions
before
ending
his
long
association
with
the
club
in
2015,
having
played
in
a
treble-winning
campaign
under
Luis
Enrique.

Xavi
remains
tied
to
a
two-year
contract
with
us:
Al
Sadd

Now
Xavi
is
heading
back
to
the
Catalan
giants,
reportedly
on
an
early
morning
flight
from
Qatar
on
Saturday,
and
is
already
being
portrayed
as
a
saviour.

There
could
be
bumps
along
the
way,
given
Barcelona’s
current
crop
of
players
does
not
match
up
favourably
against
the
teams
that
Xavi
played
in
while
previously
with
the
Blaugrana.

Xavi
remains
coy
on
Barcelona,
says
he
is
focused
on
Al
Sadd

QSL
club
Al
Sadd
even
referred
to
the
“critical
stage”
at
Barcelona
as
they
announced
Xavi’s
exit.

Luis
Enrique
said:
“I
hope
it
goes
very
well
for
him
and
that
he
can
achieve
many
things
with
a
club
as
big
as
Barca.”

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