Back to the United States Newsfeed

‘Xavi will be Barcelona coach one day’ – Bartomeu backs club icon, but supports Setien for now

The Camp Nou president expects a familiar face to occupy the dugout at some stage, but a new appointment has complete backing in the present

Xavi may not have returned to Camp Nou as successor to Ernesto Valverde but the club legend “will be the coach of Barcelona one day”, says club president Josep Maria Bartomeu.

Ahead of taking the decision to make a change in the dugout, the Blaugrana icon was sounded out.

Xavi is cutting his coaching teeth in Qatar after hanging up his boots, with the World Cup winner calling the shots at Al-Sadd.