Do you get the sense that there are people close to the president pushing for his removal? This is one of the questions asked yesterday at the press conference Xavi Hernandezcoach who seems to have his suitcases on the doorstep of the Barcelona technical centre: “I don’t know and I don’t care. The trust of the president, the vice-president and Deco is intact. I understand the media, but they tell me the opposite” , replied the former Blaugrana midfield legend.
In the meantime, however, the future seems sealed: Xavi is much closer to saying goodbye than staying. And so the hunt for a successor began at Barcelona. Rafa Marquez is an internal solution that teases part of the Catalan management, while for AS Sergio Coinceçao is also one of the possible candidates, since his future should be away from Porto.
But, according to what was reported by El Chiringuito de Jugonesthere is a new name being considered by the company: Jonathan Giraldez. A somewhat surprising track, given that this is a coach who has never led men’s teams. Giraldez has been the coach of the women’s Barcelona since 2021, he has won numerous trophies in these three years, now he can become European champion. However, he already has an agreement to coach the Washington Spirit, a North American women’s championship team, for next season. Barça therefore wants to break this agreement and possibly give him the keys to the men’s first team.