It is a dream to be able to return to Barcelona as a coach: Xavi
Xavi is currently contracted with Qatari club Al-Sadd.
Xavi is currently contracted with Qatari club Al-Sadd.
In his last game for the club, Valverde saw his men losing 3-2 to Atletico Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup semifinal on Thursday.
Xavi accepted that he has been meeting with the technical secretary of FC Barcelona but said that at the moment he is focused on his job in Qatar.
The loan deal has been confirmed on Barcelona's official website on Saturday. The deal reportedly does not include an option to buy him permanently.
Talking about Barcelona, they end 2019 as the leaders of La Liga with 39 points from 18 matches. Valverde's men maintain a two-point gap with second-toppers of the table Real Madrid.
Barcelona managed to do the unimaginable way back in 2009.
Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde also criticised the decision to postpone the Clasico and said that the game should have been played and gotten away with.
The Brazil International star has reportedly sustained an injury on the groin that is likely to prevent him from participating in any match for the next two weeks.
The 28-year-old Bayern Munich star used to be a vital member of the squad under Niko Kovac. However, after Kovac’s sacking, he no longer seems to be seen as an important player at the club.
Valverde went on to state that he would boast to everyone around in the future that he was lucky enough to have coached Lionel Messi.
