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'If Xavi doesn't end up coaching Barca, I'll kill him!' - Eto'o backs former team-mate for Camp Nou hotseat

Samuel Eto'o joked he will "kill" Xavi if his former Barcelona team-mate never coaches the Catalan giants.

Xavi, who won multiple major honours as a player at Camp Nou, has long been seen as a future Barca coach and has started his managerial career in Qatar with Al Sadd.

With Ernesto Valverde again coming under pressure amid an underwhelming opening to the season for the Catalan giants, Eto'o offered a clear suggestion on who could replace him.

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"He is the f*cking boss in Qatar and in Spain," Eto'o told Cadena SER of Xavi.