Al Sadd have showed that Xavi has left the membership to take over as Barcelona head coach, following Ronaldo Koeman's sacking.
Koeman was given his marching orders closing month following Barça's miserable 1-zero defeat to Rayo Vallecano, a end result which left the membership ninth in La Liga and 6 points in the back of modern-day leaders Real Madrid.
Sergi Barjuan was then appointed interim head coach and he has secured a draw in opposition to Alaves and a victory over Dynamo Kyiv throughout his video games in fee.
Club president Joan Laporta have been operating tough to persuade Xavi to return to the club - 90min mentioned as such in September - and he is now set to be showed as their new boss imminently.
Barcelona sent a delegation of executives to Qatar to barter a deal for his release and talks have been successful, with Al Sadd confirming the news on Friday morning.
An statement examine: "The management agreed on the transfer of Xavi to Barcelona after paying the penalty clause stipulated within the contract. We agreed with Barcelona on realistic cooperation in the future, Xavi is an essential a part of the history and we desire him all success in the next degree."
Xavi left Barcelona in 2015 and retired as a participant four years later with Al Sadd, the side he commenced dealing with in 2019. Al Sadd is historically the most powerful team in Qatar and continued that dominance with Xavi, who won the 2020/21 QNB Stars League as well as numerous domestic cups.
It is probable too soon for him to take charge of Barcelona's subsequent game, that's a experience to Celta Vigo on Saturday afternoon. As a result, Barjuan is ready to take delivery of a similarly fit in price.
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