Xavi is in talks with his former club Barcelona to take over as coach, his current team, Qatar’s Al-Sadd said Saturday, although the Spanish great himself stayed tight-lipped about his “dream” job. Spanish media had earlier reported that Barcelona had asked former captain Xavi to take over from the under-pressure Ernesto Valverde. World Cup winner Xavi, 39, came through the Barcelona academy and played 855 senior games for the Camp Nou side. “I respect Barcelona, I respect Valverde, and I respect my club and I’m doing my job here,” Xavi added. “When I started as a coach, I felt ready to coach Al-Sadd, to coach Barcelona, to coach other teams – but I don’t know the timing, I have a contract here, one more season.

Source: Punch January 11, 2020 19:52 UTC