The Spanish specialist will continue to lead the Catalan club until the summer of 2025.
Barcelona head coach Xavi has changed his mind about leaving the team after the end of the current season.
This was reported by authoritative insider Fabrizio Romano on his Twitter.
On April 24, Xavi met with the president of the Catalan club, Joan Laporta, who insisted that the 44-year-old Spanish specialist change his decision and remain as head coach of Barcelona.
In the end, Xavi agreed continue working with the “blue garnets”. According to Mundo Deportivo, he will finalize his contract, which runs until the summer of 2025.
Xavi announced his intentions to leave the post of head coach of Barcelona in January this year after the defeat against Villarreal ” (3:5) in the match of the 22nd round of La Liga.
Xavi took charge of Barcelona in November 2021. At the head of the Catalan club, he became the champion of Spain in the 2022/23 season and won the country's Super Cup.
Six rounds before the end of the current Spanish championship, Barcelona is in second place, 11 points behind Real Madrid “, whose colors are defended by Ukrainian goalkeeper Andrey Lunin. “Blaugranas” are two points ahead of “Girona” of Ukrainians Artem Dovbik and Viktor Tsygankov, which is third.
In the next round, the “blue garnet” examples will host “Valencia” of Ukrainian forward Roman Yaremchuk on April 29.