Barcelona manager Xavi Hernández has been one of the key pieces in many of the recent signings made by the club since he became the coach last November, and it can be argued that Barça’s biggest transfers of the summer wouldn’t have happened without Xavi’s involvement.
Robert Lewandowski and Raphinha rejected important offers from other teams after several conversations with Xavi, and Jules Koundé is set to snub Chelsea to come to Camp Nou for the very same reason.
The boss spoke to American media on Monday to preview the friendly against Juventus and was asked about why he is so involved in the transfer process, and was very quick to pivot away from himself and gave the credit to the Barça brand and its history.