Absolute… chaos in Barcelona!
According to her publication Mundo Deportivothe president of the club, Joan Laportahas been angered by Xavi’s words before the match against Almeria!
The Catalan coach, while preparing his players in the preview ahead of the match at the bottom of La Liga, highlighted Barca’s financial difficulties saying: “I think the Cule, the Barcelonista, the fan, the member must understand that the situation is very difficult, especially in financial terms, to compete with the top competitors, both Real in Spain and in Europe. We have a financial situation that has nothing to do with 25 years ago, when the coach would come and say ‘I want this and that’. Not so now.
We are not in the same circumstances as other clubs who have very favorable fair play situations or a much better financial situation than ours. Barcelonista must understand this and I have spoken to the president and Deco about this. We will adapt. That doesn’t mean we don’t want to compete and we don’t want to fight for titles, but that’s the situation at Barca. Cule needs to understand that we need stability and we need time. We will try and do good things to compete”he emphasized.
To then add: “The president is always positive and so is Deco” and that “the financial situation will determine our sports planning”
These words caused discomfort to the Blaugrana strongman who reportedly instructed Deco to start the search for Xavi’s replacement!
We recall that in mid-April 2024, the two men had almost reached an agreement to extend their partnership with Laporta declaring his support for Xavi, despite the fact that Barcelona did not win a trophy this season.
Source: Sport Fm
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