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Barcelona club legend Xavi has confirmed he is in talks to take over from Ernesto Valverde as manager at his old club. Reports on Friday suggested he had been offered a two-and-a-half-year contract at the Nou Camp.
Barcelona want Xavi to replace Ernesto Valverde (Image: GETTY)
Fans, too, have lost patience with the manager, and many called for the boss to be fired after the defeat to Atletico.
It appears that Barca have set their sights on Xavi as their ideal replacement.
The legendary midfielder, who played 767 times for the Cules and won virtually everything available to him, is viewed by the Catalan giants as ‘their Zidane’, according to Mundo Deportivo.
Barca have apparently seen the success Real Madrid had when hiring former midfielder Zinedine Zidane, and want to emulate it with Xavi.
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“I cannot hide it's my dream to coach Barcelona, I've said it many times in many interviews, everyone knows I support Barcelona from the bottom of my heart.
“But I'm doing my job here, I'm doing my best.
“I was focused on the semi-final and now I'm focusing on the final."
Xavi’s agents were in Saudi Arabia drafting up contracts for him to take over at his old club, according to Spanish radio station COPE.