Sergi Barjuan, a former club captain and a current Barcelona B coach, will be the interim manager of Camp Nou outfit, the club announced on Thursday.The 49-year-old tactician was introduced to players at Barca’s training centre by the club’s president Joan Laporta.Sergi Barjuan celebrates with his Barcelona teammates in 2001 (©Phil Cole /Allsport)”FC Barcelona hereby announces that Sergi Barjuan, the current coach of Barca B, shall be taking provisional charge of the technical management of the senior squad. His interim position as a first-team head coach shall end as soon as the club has hired a full-time head coach to replace the dismissed Ronald Koeman,” the club said in a brief statement.The permanent boss they are looking for is Xavi Hernandez, another former captain and a club legend, currently in charge of the Qatari side Al-Sadd.Koeman is old news! Barcelona want club legend Xavi to take over as managerAccording to Spanish media, Xavi is not reluctant to Barcelona job at all, but he has a very lucrative contract with the Middle East employers, and it will be difficult for Barca to find the money necessary to cover the deal.Late night disposal: Barca sack Koeman after Rayo Vallecano defeatSergi and Xavi played together at Camp Nou for a few seasons in the late ’90s and early ’00s.
